Vitamins

Question 0

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 0

Vitamin b group

Vitamin c group

Question 1

Vitamins

Answer 1

Vitamins are dived into two groups
Water soluble vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins

Question 2

Functions sources and deficiency disease for vitamin b group

Answer 2

Functions; release of energy from food, helps prevent spina bifia in the unborn child
Sources; red meat, fish, milk, fortified breakfast cereal
Deficiency disease; beri beri (nerve disease)

Question 3

Functions sources and deficiency disease for vitamin c?

Answer 3

Functions; general health, helps body absorb iron
Sources; black current, oranges, peppers and broccoli
Deficiency disease; scurvy, increased risk of infection

Question 4

RDA for vitamin c

Answer 4

50-60g a day

Question 5

Fat soluble vitamins

Answer 5

A,d,e,k

Question 6

Vitamin a functions sources and deficiency diseases

Answer 6

Functions; healthy eyes
Sources; oily fish, offal and eggs
Deficiency disease; slow growth

Question 7

Functions, sources and deficiency disease of vitamin d

Answer 7

Functions; helps absorption of calcium
Sources; oily fish, fortified milk and eggs
Deficiency disease; osteoporosis is adults, rickets in children.

Question 8

Functions sources and deficiency disease in vitamin E

Answer 8

Functions; an antioxidant
Sources; nuts seeds
Deficiency disease; anaemia in newborn babies

Question 9

Functions sources and deficiency disease in vitamin K

Answer 9

Functions; helps blood to clot
Sources; green veg and cereals
Deficiency disease; blood clotting problems

Question 10

Hypervitaminosis

Answer 10

Excess of vitamin A or vitamin D in the diet which is harmful to the body, caused by taking to many vitamin supplements