vitamins Flashcards

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vitamin A

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source - carrots, milk, eggs, fish
importance - good eyesight and healthy skin
diseases - blindness

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vitamin C

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source - citrus, green vegetables, potatoes
importance - synthesis of collagen, maintains healthy blood vessels, absorption of iron
disease - scurvy, weak capillary vessels, slow healing of wounds

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vitamin D

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source - milk, butter, egg yolk, fish
importance - promotes absorption of calcium and phosphate for intestine
disease - rickets / osteomalacia

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