Vitamins And Minerals

Question 0

Water soluble vitamins

Answer 0

B vitamins and vitamin C

Question 1

Vitamins

Answer 1

Complex chemicals that help regulate the chemical reactions necessary for the body’s growth and health

Question 2

Fat soluble vitamins

Answer 2

Vitamins A, D, E, and K

Question 3

Vitamin A

Answer 3

Fat soluble, good for the eyes (prevents night blindness), found as carotene which is a yellow pigment

Question 4

Vitamin B1 Thiamin

Answer 4

Helps use carbs for energy. Deficiency results in beriberi

Question 5

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin

Answer 5

Maintains smooth skin. Deficiency results in premature aging

Question 6

Vitamin B3 Niacin

Answer 6

Helps the body use other nutrients. Deficiency results in pellagra

Question 7

Vitamin B9 Folic Acid

Answer 7

Helps keep red blood cells healthy. Deficiency results in a form of anemia

Question 8

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

Answer 8

Water soluble vitamin that makes healthy bones and teeth. It forms collagen which binds together the cells of body tissue. Deficiency results in scurvy.

Question 9

Vitamin D

Answer 9

Fat soluble vitamin created in body when skin is exposed to sunlight. Deficiency is rickets

Question 10

Vitamin D

Answer 10

Fat soluble vitamin created in body when skin is exposed to sunlight. Deficiency is rickets

Question 11

Vitamin E

Answer 11

Fat soluble antioxidant, protects cell membranes

Question 12

Vitamin K

Answer 12

Fat soluble, helps blood clot

Question 13

Minerals

Answer 13

Help regulate body process, calcium phosphorus, magnesium, chlorine, potassium, sodium

Question 14

Trace Elements

Answer 14

Minerals needed in small amounts; iron, iodine, and zinc

Question 15

Calcium and Phosphorus

Answer 15

Build healthy bones and teeth, lack of calcium results in osteoporosis

Question 16

Sodium

Answer 16

Maintains water balance in the body

Question 17

Potassium

Answer 17

Maintains healthy heart and nerves

Question 18

Iron

Answer 18

Makes up hemoglobin which carries oxygen to the cells of the body. Deficiency results in anemia.

Question 19

Iodine

Answer 19

Necessary for the thyroid to regulate metabolism. Lack of iodine produces a goiter.

Question 20

Magnesium

Answer 20

Helps nerves and muscles. Makes up part of skeleton, soft tissues and blood, helps body use protein and carbs