Vitamins Flashcards

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Functions of vitamin b

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Needed for healthy nervous system growth and it is needed to realise energy from food

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Classification of vitamins

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Water soluble -b and c (dissolve in water )

Fat soluble -a ,d,e and k ( dissolve in fat

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Sources of vitamin b

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Meat and fish and chesse and eggs

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Deficiency diesease of vitamin b

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Beri beri
Palegra
Helps prevent spina bifida

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Functions of vitamin c

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  • Needed for good general health for healthy skin ANd gums

- needed to help absorb iron

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Sources of vitamin c

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Fruit and veg

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Deficiency diesease from vitamin c

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Scurvy
Amaneia
Delayed healing of wounds

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What is scurvy

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Scurvy was a dieease found among sailers who ate mainly meat and crackers they never had ate fruit and veg

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RDA of vitamin c

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50-60g per day

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Functions of vitamin d

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Works with calcium to make strong bones and teeth

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Sources of vitamin d

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Sunshine 
Oily fish
Eggs 
Cheese 
Cod 
Liver oil
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Functions of vitamin d

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Works with calcium to make strong bones and teeth

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Sources of vitamin d

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Sunshine ,oily food,eggs,chesse,cod liver oil

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Deficiency disease of vitamin d

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Rickets
Osteoporosis
Tooth decay
Osteamolcia

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Functions of vitamin a

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Growth, healthy eyes, healthy skin, healthy lining tissue in the nose and throat ETC.

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Sources of vitamin a

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Fish liver oil, oily fish, eggs, milk, carrot

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Deficiency disease of vitamin a

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Slowed growth
Night blindness
Lining of nose and throat become dry and irritated

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Functions of vitamin k

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Helps the blood to clot (scabs)

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Sources of vitamin k

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Cod liver oil
Cabbage
Spinach
Califlour

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Deficiency disease of vitamin k

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Blood clots slowly or in serve deficiencies not at all

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Functions of vitamin e

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Acts as an antioxidant which are thought to reduce to apperance of aging and the incidence of cancer and Conorony heart disease

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Sources of vitamin e

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Eggs
Nuts
Cereals
Sunflour seeds

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Defciency disease

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Rare