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Vitamins, minerals and water Flashcards

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Vitamin A sources

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Oily fish 
Fish liver oils
Egg 
Carrots, peppers, dark green veg
Margarine 
Oranges foods - good for eyes ( have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses )
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Classification of vitamins

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Fat soluble A, D, E, K - above dek

Water soluble B, C - below sea

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Vitamin A functions

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Heathy eyes, skin and lining membranes ( inside of nose )

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Vitamin D sources

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SUNSHINE 
oily fish 
Margarine 
Egg 
Cheese
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Vitamin D functions

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Heathy teeth and bones

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What happens if you don’t have enough vitamin D?

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Bones decrease
Rickets in children
Osteoporosis in adults

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Vitamin B sources

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Meat 
Fish 
Eggs
Pulses
Nuts
Cereals
Yeast
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Vitamin B functions

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Energy release
Heathy nerves
Growth

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Vitamin B effects of deficiency

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Tiredness
Beriberi - nerve disease
Pellagra - disease of skin and tongue

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Vitamin C sources

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Fruit and veg

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Vitamin C functions

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General Heath
Skin and gums
Blood vessels
Iron absorption

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Vitamin C effects of deficiency

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Feeling down 
Anaemia 
Scurvy - gum disease 
Slow healing 
Common cold
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Minerals - calcuim sources

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Dairy products
Tinned fish hard water
White flour
Green veg

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calcuim functions

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Strong bones and teeth

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Calcuim effects of deficiency

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Rickets
Osteoporosis
Dental decay

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Iron sources

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Liver
Kidney
Red meat
Green veg

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Functions of iron

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Formation of red blood cells ( haemoglobin )

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Iron effects of deficiency

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Tiredness

Anaemia

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Water properties

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Colourless, Oder less, tasteless
O degree freezes
100* boils and evaporates
Thing dissolve in it easily

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Water functions

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Part of body tissues e.g. Cells, muscles
Part if body fluid p e.g. Blood, saliva, digestive juices
Transport substances e.g. Oxygen p, nutrients, hormones
Helps digestion
Removes waste
Control body temperature

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