🫒Vitamins🫒 Flashcards
What are the fat soluble vitamins
ADEK
Which are the water soluble vitamins
B and C
Vitamin A use
Helps vision in dim light, lining of digestive system and lungs to keep them moist to avoid infection
Sources of vitamin A
Carrots, tomatoes, oily fish (tuna, salmon)
What can happen if deficient in vitamin A?
Vision related defects. More infection prone.
Sources of vitamin D
Sunlight, oily fish, egg yolks, dairy
What does vitamin D do?
Absorption of calcium
Deficiency in vitamin D issues
Softened bones eg rickets and weaker muscles
Vitamin E functions
Maintaining a healthy cell wall and healthy blood.
Helps prevent heart disease
Sources of vitamin E
Vegetables, seeds
Vitamin K sources
Liver, leafy veg and cheese
Vitamin K functions
Blood clotting
Vitamin C sources
Citrus fruits, leafy veg
Vitamin C functions
Absorbs iron and forms connective tissue
Deficiency in vitamin C
Spotty skin and scurvy if severe
Vitamin B1 function
Releases energy from carbohydrates and helps growth
Vitamin B1 sources
Cereals, meat, whole grains,dairy
Vitamin B2 function
Helps iron transport and healthy skin
Vitamin B3 function
Metabolism and energy release
Healthy skin
Sources of vitamin B3
Meat, eggs, yeast and dairy
Vitamin B9 (folic acid) function
For red blood cells
Vitamin B9 sources
Liver Green leafy vegetables, oranges, fortified breakfast cereals
Vitamin B12 function
Nervous system and red blood cell formation
Sources of vitamin B12
Animal products only. Fish, eggs, beef, pork, milk
Vitamin B2 sources
Green veg, liver, beef, fortified breakfast cereals
Vitamin B2 sources
Kidney, liver and green vegetables, milk
