Vitamins And Minerals Flashcards

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Vitamin A sources

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Milk egg carrots

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Vitamin B sources

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Whole meal rice and pasta cereal flour potato. Liver

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Vitamin C sources

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Citric acid like lemons and oranges brocoli and potatoes

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Vitamin D sources

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Sunlight, egg, cheese, milk, salmon

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Folic acid sources

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Pulses, fortified breakfast cereal, dark leafy veg, bananas

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Vitamin B1 2 3 sources

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Meat especially liver, eggs and fortified breakfast cereal

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Vitamin B9 sources [FOLATE]

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Dark leafy veg beans pea lentils avocados

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Vitamin B12 sources

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Fish eggs fortified breakfast cereal red meet (beef)

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Vitamin K sources

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Eggs, milks, leafy green veg

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Vitamin E sources

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Egg yolks, nuts, olive/sunflower oil

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Vitamin A function

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  • helps see in dim light

- healthy immune system

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Vitamin B function

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Key to release energy

Healthy nervous system

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Vitamin C function

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Heals cuts and wounds

Absorption of iron

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Vitamin D function

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Helps the body to absorb calcium for the formation of strong bones and teeth

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Vitamin E function

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Vitamin E is an antioxidant vitamin. It can help reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer
For healthy skin

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Vitamin K function

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Makes blood Klot so when injured it prevents blood loss

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Folate vitamin b9 function

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To make red blood cells and keep nerves healthy

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Vitamin B12 function

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Reduces the risk of defects and unborn babies

Makes red blood cells which carries oxygen around the body

19
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Folic acid function

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Folic acid is vital for making red blood cells and is an essential for women who are pregnant

20
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Carbohydrates function

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To supply energy and to supply warmth and help regulate body temperature

21
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Function of fats

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Supply energy

Maintains warmth

22
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Protein source

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Chicken fish beef lamb

23
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Protein function

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To repair body cells and help with growth

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Nutrients meaning

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A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive grow and reproduce

25
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Vitamin C deficiency

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Scurvy, anaemia, poor wound healing

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Your body will feel tired as it will as it will not be able to make red blood cells

27
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Deficiency in folic acid

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Neutral tube defects in unborn babies such as the babies spine and nervous system doesn’t develop properly

28
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Vitamin B deficiency

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Beri beri, tiredness, headache and nausea

29
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Vitamin a deficiency

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Dry skin weak immune system

30
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Deficiency in vitamin D

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Heart failure, development in osteoporosis