Vitamins

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  • Created on: 26-02-19 16:02
What does Vitamin A do?
Improves resistance to disease, needed for the replacement of layers of skin, teeth and bone growth
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A deficiency in Vit A can cause ....
Night Blindness
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Too much Vit A ....
is toxic - sources include - cod liver oil, carrots, leafy veg
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Vit B Complex consists of
B1, B2, B6,B12, B5, Folic acid, niacin, biotin- all these are dependent on each other - if you are deficient in one - you are deff in the others
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What is B1 needed for?
involved in the production of energy within cells, also vital for the digestive system and the health of the NS- found in seeds,nuts, beans pork
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What is B2 needed for?
plays role in the use of O2 as energy source,
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How much B2 per day?
1.2mg
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A deficiency in B2 symptoms?
sore mouth and tongue- source of B2- fish, meats , dairy
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What is Niacin needed for?
protection Vs skin diseases . can reduce cholesterol but needed in large amounts to do this
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Who is most effected by a niacin deficiency?
people whose diet mainly consists of maize- sources are meat, fish, fresh and friend fruit and veg
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What is B6 needed for?
the building of proteins from AAs
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what is B12 needed for?
prevention of macrocytic anemia, also maintains the myelin sheaths of nerves
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what is folic acid needed for?
prevention of macrocytic anemia
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a dose above what is POM for folic acid?
500mg +
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who is most likely to be on folic acid tablets
pregnant women - since a deficiency can cause implications
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What is B5 needed for?
restores colour to grey rats - although no proof of this in humans - found in all food types
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Biotin?
is in all foods - so def = rare
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What is Vitamin C needed for?
to produce collagen - a substance which cements the body together
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A deficiency in Vit C is called...
Scurvy - citrus fruits, green veg
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what is vitamin K needed for?
maintains blood clotting, found in kale and other leafy green veg
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what is vitamin D needed for?
skin uses sunlight to manufacture Vit D - Vit D increases absorption of Ca
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People most likely to suffer from Vit D deficiency ?
Muslims, care home/hospital patients - people who are exposed to sunlight less
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what is vitamin E needed for?
prevents FAs destruction ( from membranes)- Vit E mops up radicals b4 they can do any harm
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Night Blindness

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A deficiency in Vit A can cause ....

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is toxic - sources include - cod liver oil, carrots, leafy veg

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B1, B2, B6,B12, B5, Folic acid, niacin, biotin- all these are dependent on each other - if you are deficient in one - you are deff in the others

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involved in the production of energy within cells, also vital for the digestive system and the health of the NS- found in seeds,nuts, beans pork

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