Vitamins

We need vitamins A, B, C, D, E & K in our diets to keep us healthy

Two types of vitamins: water soluble or fat soluble

Water soluble - vitamins B and C

Fat soluble A D E and K

Water soluble vitamins

Vitamin c (absorbic acid)

Metabolic role neccessary for

• Formation of connecrive tissues(skins, gums)

• Growth and manteinance of bones/teeth

• Helping wound heal

• Proper functioning of inmune system

Vitamin c deficiency

Disease - scurvy

Symptoms: Poor healing, bleeding under skin, bleeding gums, losing teeth

Fat soluble vitamin

Vitamin D (calciferol

Metabolic roles necessary for

• Helping absortion of calcium from the intestine

• Healthy bones and tooth formation

• Vitamin d deficiency - Osteomalacia

• Symptoms - weak deformed bones wich tend to break easily