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Vitamin Review
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27
Nutrition
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11/11/2015

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Term
Thiamin
Definition
Vitamin B1
Term
Riboflavin
Definition
Vitamin B2
Term
Niacin
Definition
Vitamin B3
Term
Nightblindness
Definition
Vitamin A
Term
Rickets
Definition
Vitamin D
Term
Scurvy
Definition
Vitamin C
Term
Carotene
Definition
Vitamin A
Term
Folic Acid
Definition
May prevent neural tube defects
Term
pernicious anemia
Definition
Vitamin B12
Term
Vitamin A
Definition
Best food source is orange and yellow fruits and vegetables as well as as dark leafy greens
Term
Vitamin D
Definition
The sunshine vitamin
Term
added to milk and dairy products since the best food sources are fish liver and fisher liver oil
Definition
Vitamin D
Term
A, D, E, and K
Definition
Name the fat soluble vitamins
Term
Beriberi
Definition
The deficiency disease for thiamin
Term
Cheilosis
Definition
The deficiency disease for riboflavin
Term
Pellagra
Definition
The deficiency disease for niacin
Term
Niacin
Definition
Some research indicates this vitamin may help lower cholesterol--known to cause severe "flushing"
Term
False
Definition
True or False--Vitamins have calories
Term
False
Definition
Vitamins give you energy
Term
Condition characterized by bowed, crooked legs
Definition
Rickets
Term
Common illness in the past; characterized by bleeding gums, bruising,loss of teeth, internal bleeding and death
Definition
scurvy
Term
carotene
Definition
A substance converted to Vitamin A in the body
Term
works with calcium and phosphorous to build strong bones and teeth
Definition
Vitamin D
Term
nightblindness
Definition
The deficiency disease for Vitamin A
Term
potatoes
Definition
Sometimes called the poor man's orange because it is such a good source of vitamin C
Term
cheilosis
Definition
Scaly patches around the mouth and lips
Term
B complex and C
Definition
What are the water soluble vitamins?
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