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Vitamins
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9th Grade
04/09/2015

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Term
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Definition
  • dissolve in water
  • pass easily into bloodstream
  • for short time so you need them everyday
  • don't store
Term
Vitamin C
Definition
  • Maintain healthy capillaries bones, skin, hair, teeth
  • Enzymes that form and take care of collagen
  • heal wounds
  • resists infection
  • aids in absorption of iron
Term
Thiamin (Vitamin B1)
Definition
  • helps turn carbohydrates into energy
  • muscle coordination
  • healthy nervous system
  • dificiency
  • beriberi
  • nausea
  • apathy
  • loss of appetite
Term
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Definition
  • helps body release energy from carbs, fats, and proteins
  • body growth
  • red cell production
  • destroid by light
  • deficiency is rare
  • gritty eyes
  • sore tounge
  • mouth and lips sores
  • dry flaky skin
  • milk ans milk products
Term
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Definition
  • Helps body release energy from carbs, fats, and proteins
  • healthy nervous system
  • make non-essential amino acids
Term
Folate (B9)
Definition
  • folic acid or folacin
  • teams with B12 to build red blood cells dna
  • helps body use proteins
  • protect against heart disease
  • prevents birth defects
  • green, leafy vegetables
  • amemia
Term
Vitamin B12
Definition
  • helps body process carbs, fats, proteins
  • healthy nervous system
  • build red blood cells and dna
  • except fortified cerals not found in plant food
  • older adults take supplements becasue they have trouble absorbing
  • pernicious anemia
Term
Pantothenic acid (vitamin b5)
Definition
  • Helps body release energy from carbs fats and proteins
  • helps body produce cholesterols
  • normal groth and development
  • healthy nervous system
  • Deficiency is rare because it s abundant in food
Term
Biotin
Definition
  • Deficiency is rare
Term
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Definition
  • Absorbed and transported by fatĀ 
  • excess vitamins stored in liver
  • body can draw on vitamins when needed
  • large amounts can be damaging
Term
Vitamin A
Definition
  • Three forms:
  • retinol
  • Retinal
  • Retinoic acid
  • Good vision and help maintain tissues ans skin
  • reproduction and growth Infections in respirtory tract
  • night and toital blindness
  • beta- carotene Balanced diet is unlikely to produce vitamin A toxicity
  • deep orange or dark green color
Term
Vitamin D
Definition
  • Maintains levels of calcium Proper bone growth
  • "sunshine" vitamin
  • foo
  • nutrient added to milk
  • egg yolks or fatty fish
  • bowed legs
  • adults bones are weak and sometimes deformedĀ 
  • osteomalacia
Term
Vitamin E
Definition
  • Valued as an antioxidant
  • protects cells from oxidation damage, especially in lungs
  • found in many foods
  • processing, cooking, storing may affect vitamin cintent
Term
Vitamin K
Definition
  • Helps blood clot
  • bone health
  • found in many foods mainly veggies
  • body can produce
Term
Calcium
Definition
  • Regulate blood clotting, nerve activity, other body processes
  • muscle contraction, healthy teeth and gums
  • osteoprosis
  • calcium deficency
  • bones become weak and fragile
Term
Phopshporus
Definition
  • Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth
  • release energy from carbs, fats and prteins
  • helps body build cells and tissues
Term
Magnesium
Definition
  • Helps build bones and make protiens
  • helps nerves and muscle work normally
  • proper heart function
Term
Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium
Definition
  1. Sodium
  • regulate blood pressure
  • too much can lead to high blood pressure
  1. Chloride
  • Transmits nerve signals
  • helps maintain acidity levels to dijest food
  1. Potassium
  • maintain steady heart beat
  • table salt gives you sodium and chloride
Term
Trace-Minerals
Definition
  • Microminerals
  • need small amounts
  • can get all from food
  • excess amounts can be harmful
Term
Iron
Definition
  • Essential for making HEMOGLOBIN
  • carrires red blood cells to all body cells
  • iron dificiency anemia
Term
Iodine
Definition
  • Stored in thyroid
  • too much or too little can cause thyroid problems
Term
Zinc
Definition
  • Helps enzymes
  • aids immune system
  • wounds heal, normal growth in children
Term
Selenuim
Definition
  • Antioxidant
  • Maintain structure of red blood cells, hair, nails,
Term
Copper
Definition
  • Helps form hemoglobin and collagen
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