Vitamins Flashcards
What are 4 fat soluble vitamins
A d e k
What is vitamins a needed for
Good eye sight
Growth
What can too little vitamin a do
Night blindness
What is too much vitamin a do
Weakens bones
What does vitamin D help
Healthy bones
Teeth
what food is is vitamin D found
Oily fish
What can too little vitamin D lead to
Bone diseases
What can vitamin K help
Helps blood clots
Heals wounds
What can too little vitamin K do
Very rare
What does vitamin E help
Keeps eyes and skin healthy
Too much vitamin K
Blood clotting
What are the 6 water soluble vitamins
B1 b2 B3 B9 B12 C
What is another name for B1
Thiamin
What does B1 help
Nervous system
what is another name for b2
riboflavin
what can b2 help to do
helps energy release
repair tissues
what happens is you have too little of b1
tierd
weak
what happens if you have too lttle of vitamin b2
sore throat
dry skin
what is another name for vitamin b3
nican
what does vitamin b3 help
release energy from foods
helps skin to form and grow better
what happens if too little of vitamin b3
loss of memory
what is another name for vitamin b9
folic acid
what can vitamin b9 help
grow
healthy babies
too little of vitamin b9
tierd
weak muscles
what is another name for vitamin b12
cobalamin
what does vitamin b12 help
to make red blood cells with vitamin b9
too little of vitamin b12
tierd
nerve damage
what can vitamin c help
healthy skin
protects body
where can vitamin c be found
citrus fruits
what are the 2 minerals
calcium
iron
how does calcium help your body
strong bones
strong teeth
what can an excess of calcium do
it become stored in the organs
can can too little calcium do
can lead to bone diseases like ricketts
what does iron help to do
make red blood cells
too much iron
is toxic
too little iron
iron deficiency called anemia
what are the trace elements
floride and iodine
what does floride help
to strenghten bones and teeth
what does floride stop
tooth decay
what is fluoride found in
fish
tea
dental product eg toothpaste
what does iodine help to do
to make hormones
too little iodine can cause
neck swelling
where is iodine found
seafood
leafy greens
dairy
what is the function of fibre
keep bones working
stay healthy
type of carbohydrate
function of water
stops dehydration
how much of body is water
60%
