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what are the macronutrients ?
carbohydrates, protein, fat
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what are the micronutrients ?
vitamins and minerals
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what is carbohydrate needed for ?
energy
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where can carbohydrate be found ?
cereals, bread, pasta
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what is protein needed for ?
growth, repair, maintenance
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where can protein be found ?
meat, nuts, seeds
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what is fat needed for ?
energy, warmth, protection of organs, source of fat soluble vitamins
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where can fat be found ?
sausages, nuts, lard
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What is vitamin A needed for ?
healthy immune system, helps vision in dim light, for good health and development in children
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where can you find vitamin A ?
egg yolk, oily fish, potatoes
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin A ?
can cause night blindness, can limit growth in children
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What happens if you have too much of vitamin A ?
can affect bone health, can cause birth defects
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What does vitamin E do ?
protects the body from a disease, strengthens the immune system, helps to maintain healthy skin
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where can you find vitamin E ?
plant oils, milk, nuts
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin E ?
its unlikely
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What happens if you have too much vitamin E ?
headaches, can affect blood coagulation
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What does vitamin K do ?
for blood clotting, for good bone health
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where can you find vitamin K ?
cereals, liver, bacon
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What happens if you have too much vitamin K ?
it will be stored in the liver for future use.
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What does vitamin D do ?
strong bones and teeth, helps control the amount of calcium absorbed from food.
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Where can you find vitamin D ?
oily fish, eggs, liver
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin D ?
can lead to rickets, can cause heart failure
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What happens if you have too much vitamin D ?
can cause kidney damage, can lead to hypercalcaemia in infants.
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What are the fat soluble vitamins ?
A, D, E, K
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what does vitamin B1 do ?
Releases energy from carbohydrate foods, healthy nervous system, helps growth in childhood
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Where can you find vitamin B1 ?
red meat, eggs, dried fruit
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin B1 ?
beri beri can occur
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What happens if you have too much vitamin B1 ?
Headaches
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What does vitamin B2 do ?
Releases energy from food, helps growth in childhood, keeps the skin and eyes and the nervous system healthy
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Where can you find vitamin B2 ?
red meat, eggs, rice
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What happens if you don't have enough Vitamin B2 ?
can cause a swollen tongue, dry skin and sores around the corners of the mouth
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What happens if you have too much of vitamin B2 ?
kidney stones
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What does vitamin B3 do ?
Releases energy from food, keeps the skin and nervous system healthy, helps to lower the level of fat in the blood
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Where can you find vitamin B3 ?
eggs, seeds, yeast
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin B3 ?
pellagra
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What happens if you have too much vitamin B3 ?
liver damage
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What does vitamin B5 do ?
Releases energy from fat and carbohydrates
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Where can you find vitamin B5 ?
yeast, potatoes, eggs
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What happens if you have too much vitamin B5 ?
diarrhoea, dehydration, heartburn, nausea
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What does vitamin B6 do ?
nerve function and brain development, helps the body use protein, for the formation of haemoglobin
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Where can you find vitamin B6 ?
chicken, pork, eggs
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin B6 ?
anaemia
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What happens if you have too much vitamin B6 ?
can lose the feeling in arms and legs
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What does vitamin B7 do ?
for the metabolism of fat, production of energy
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Where can you find vitamin B7 ?
egg yolk, fish, peanuts
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What doe vitamin B9 do ?
release energy from foo with protein, forms healthy red blood cells, reduces spina bifida
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Where can you find vitamin B9 ?
beans, seeds, nuts
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin B9 ?
Spina bifida
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What happens if you have too much vitamin B9 ?
trouble sleeping and skin reactions
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What does Vitamin B12 do ?
makes red blood cells, releases energy from food
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Where can you find vitamin B12 ?
fish, yeast, eggs
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin B12 ?
pernicious anaemia
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What does vitamin C do ?
helps the body absorb iron, needed for the formation of collagen, resists infection, helps wounds to heal
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Where can you find vitamin C ?
Fruits, potatoes, brussels
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What happens if you don't have enough vitamin C ?
scurvy, iron defiency
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What happens if you have too much Vitamin C ?
any extra vitamin C is flushed out of the body with urine
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What are the water soluble vitamins ?
B, C
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What does calcium do ?
for blood clotting
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Where can you find calcium ?
dairy foods, broccoli, cabbage
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What happens if you don't have enough calcium ?
rickets, osteoporosis, coeliac disease
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What happens if you have too much calcium ?
stomach pain, diarhoea
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What doe iron do ?
Helps to make haemoglobin in the red blood cells
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Where can you find iron ?
red meat, beans, nuts
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What happens if you don't have enough iron ?
iron deficiency anaemia
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What happens if you have too much iron ?
vomiting, stomach pain
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What does potassium do ?
helps to lower blood pressure, keeps heart muscles healthy, prevents muscle cramps
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Where can you find potassium ?
fish, beef, coffee
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What happens if you don't have enough potassium ?
heart failure
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What happens if you have too much potassium ?
stomach pain and nausea
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What does phosphorous do ?
builds strong bones and teeth, works with calcium
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Where can you find phosphorous ?
fish, poultry, bread
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What happens if you have too much phosphorous ?
diarrhoea and stomach pain
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What does magnesium do ?
bone development, helps nervous system work properly, important for energy release
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Where can you find magnesium ?
meat, fish, nuts
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What happens if you have don't have enough magnesium ?
high blood pressure
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What happens if you have too much magnesium ?
diarrhoea
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What does sodium do ?
helps to control the amount of water in the body, helps the body use energy
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Where can you find sodium ?
salt, stock cubes, pies
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What happens if you don't have enough sodium ?
muscle cramps
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What happens if you have too much sodium ?
high blood pressure
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what does iodine do ?
Helps to make the thyroid hormones
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where can you find iodine ?
sea fish, seaweed, cereals
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what happens if you don't have enough iodine ?
goitre, in pregnancy, can result in the baby's brain not developing
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What happens if you eat too much iodine ?
can affect the way the thyroid glands work
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