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- dissolve in water
- pass easily into bloodstream
- for short time so you need them everyday
- don't store
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- Maintain healthy capillaries bones, skin, hair, teeth
- Enzymes that form and take care of collagen
- heal wounds
- resists infection
- aids in absorption of iron
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- helps turn carbohydrates into energy
- muscle coordination
- healthy nervous system
- dificiency
- beriberi
- nausea
- apathy
- loss of appetite
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- 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
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- Helps body release energy from carbs, fats, and proteins
- healthy nervous system
- make non-essential amino acids
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- 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
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- 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
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| Pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) |
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- 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
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- Absorbed and transported by fat
- excess vitamins stored in liver
- body can draw on vitamins when needed
- large amounts can be damaging
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- 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
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- 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 deformed
- osteomalacia
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- Valued as an antioxidant
- protects cells from oxidation damage, especially in lungs
- found in many foods
- processing, cooking, storing may affect vitamin cintent
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- Helps blood clot
- bone health
- found in many foods mainly veggies
- body can produce
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- Regulate blood clotting, nerve activity, other body processes
- muscle contraction, healthy teeth and gums
- osteoprosis
- calcium deficency
- bones become weak and fragile
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- Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth
- release energy from carbs, fats and prteins
- helps body build cells and tissues
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- Helps build bones and make protiens
- helps nerves and muscle work normally
- proper heart function
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| Sodium, Chloride, and Potassium |
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- Sodium
- regulate blood pressure
- too much can lead to high blood pressure
- Chloride
- Transmits nerve signals
- helps maintain acidity levels to dijest food
- Potassium
- maintain steady heart beat
- table salt gives you sodium and chloride
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- Microminerals
- need small amounts
- can get all from food
- excess amounts can be harmful
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- Essential for making HEMOGLOBIN
- carrires red blood cells to all body cells
- iron dificiency anemia
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- Stored in thyroid
- too much or too little can cause thyroid problems
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- Helps enzymes
- aids immune system
- wounds heal, normal growth in children
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- Antioxidant
- Maintain structure of red blood cells, hair, nails,
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- Helps form hemoglobin and collagen
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