Vitamins-Water Soluble B+C group

Question 1

B1-Thiamin

Answer 1

• wholegrain cereals, yeast, marmite, wheat germ
• Needed for growth, good health and breakdown of CHO
• Deficiency can cause failure to grow and also Beri-beri disease

Question 2

B2-Riboflavin

Answer 2

• lean meat, milk, eggs, yeast + liver
• helps obtain energy from food
• Deficiency can cause tiredness, apathy, failure to grow

Question 3

B3-Niacin/Nicotinic acid

Answer 3

• wholegrain cereals, marmite, and liver

- general health and release of energy

Question 4

B6-Pyridoxine

Answer 4

• wholegrain cereals, yeast, marmite,wheat germ
• alleviates stress
• Dangerous In excess

Question 5

B12-Cyanocobalamin

Answer 5

• meat and dairy(only found in animal products)
• keeps nerve and body cells healthy and needed for amino acid metabolism
• Pernicious anemia

Question 6

Folic acid

Answer 6

• offal, pulses, raw green vegetables
• helps produce and maintain new cells; prevents changes in DNA that may lead to cancer
• deficiency can cause megaloblastic anemia and neural tube birth defects if deficient in pregnant women

Question 7

C-Absorbic Acid

Answer 7

• blackcurrants, citrus, tomatoes, green vegetables, broccoli, peas
• most common in potatoes
• Essential to for collagen; aids healing; antioxidant; large quantities boosts immune system