Vitamins - Home-Ec

Vitamin A Fuctions

L- Lining tissues-healthy

E- Eyesight - healthy

G- Growth - normal

S- Skin & hair - healthy

Vitamin A Deficiencies

Unhealthy lining tissue

Night blindness-hard to see in the dark

Poor growth

Unhealthy skin and hair

Vitamin A Sources

M-Milk

E- Eggs

M- Margarine

O-Oily fish E.g. salmon

Hypervitaminosis

Too many hypervitaminosis A & D stored in liver.

—> too many vitamin tablets can damage the liver

Vitamin A is a ...

...Fat Solube

Vitamin D Function

Healthy strong bones and teeth. Good bone density

Good immune system

Vitamin D Deficiencies

R- Rickets ~> Children ~> soft bones and legs bend

O- Osteomalacia ~> Adult Rickets

O- Osteoporosis ~> Elderly ~> week, brittled bones

T - Tooth decay

Vitamin D sources

M -Milk

E-Eggs

M-Margarine

O- Oily fish E.g. tuna

Sunshine

Sunshine produces vitamin D in the skin

Vitamin D is a...

...Fat Solube

Vitamin B Functions

N-Nervous system

R- Release of energy from food

G- Growth - normal

Vitamin B deficiencies

Unhealthy nervous system ~> Beri Beri-slow difficult movement

Tiredness

Poor Growth

Vitamin B Sources

Meat

Fish

Eggs

Cheese

Folic Acid B9

Prevents Spina Bifida

Important for pregnant women

Vitamin C Functions

H- Healing of wounds

I- Iron absorption-blood

G- Gums-healthy

H- Health-good- prevents infections

Vitamin C Deficiencies

Slow healing

Anaemia- low in iron- tiredness

Scurvy-Poor gums

Infections

Vitamin C sources

Fruits- oranges and strawberries

Vegetables- carrots and peppers

Excess Vitamin C

Too much/extra vitamin C would be lost in the urine.

Vitamin E source

Oat

Vitamin E function

Healthy skin

Vitamin K function

Normal blood clotting - scab is formed

Vitamin K deficiency

Poor blood clotting

Vitamin K source

Green Vegetables

Vitamin E deficiency

Dry skin

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