Vitamins Flashcards
Functions of vitamin b
Needed for healthy nervous system growth and it is needed to realise energy from food
Classification of vitamins
Water soluble -b and c (dissolve in water )
Fat soluble -a ,d,e and k ( dissolve in fat
Sources of vitamin b
Meat and fish and chesse and eggs
Deficiency diesease of vitamin b
Beri beri
Palegra
Helps prevent spina bifida
Functions of vitamin c
- Needed for good general health for healthy skin ANd gums
- needed to help absorb iron
Sources of vitamin c
Fruit and veg
Deficiency diesease from vitamin c
Scurvy
Amaneia
Delayed healing of wounds
What is scurvy
Scurvy was a dieease found among sailers who ate mainly meat and crackers they never had ate fruit and veg
RDA of vitamin c
50-60g per day
Functions of vitamin d
Works with calcium to make strong bones and teeth
Sources of vitamin d
Sunshine Oily fish Eggs Cheese Cod Liver oil
Functions of vitamin d
Works with calcium to make strong bones and teeth
Sources of vitamin d
Sunshine ,oily food,eggs,chesse,cod liver oil
Deficiency disease of vitamin d
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Tooth decay
Osteamolcia
Functions of vitamin a
Growth, healthy eyes, healthy skin, healthy lining tissue in the nose and throat ETC.
Sources of vitamin a
Fish liver oil, oily fish, eggs, milk, carrot
Deficiency disease of vitamin a
Slowed growth
Night blindness
Lining of nose and throat become dry and irritated
Functions of vitamin k
Helps the blood to clot (scabs)
Sources of vitamin k
Cod liver oil
Cabbage
Spinach
Califlour
Deficiency disease of vitamin k
Blood clots slowly or in serve deficiencies not at all
Functions of vitamin e
Acts as an antioxidant which are thought to reduce to apperance of aging and the incidence of cancer and Conorony heart disease
Sources of vitamin e
Eggs
Nuts
Cereals
Sunflour seeds
Defciency disease
Rare
