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Review for Vitamins

Review for Vitamins. List 5 Basic Functions Vitamins assist with in the body. What are the two main causes of Vitamin deficiency disease?. Differences between Water and Fat Soluble Vitamins. What form of Vitamin A is provided by plant forms?. Beta Carotene

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Review for Vitamins

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  1. Review for Vitamins

  2. List 5 Basic Functions Vitamins assist with in the body.

  3. What are the two main causes of Vitamin deficiency disease?

  4. Differences between Water and Fat Soluble Vitamins

  5. What form of Vitamin A is provided by plant forms? • Beta Carotene • Beta Carotene is a naturally occurring anti oxidant. It is a fat soluble pigment found in plants.

  6. Why do some people not need Vitamin D in their body? • With exposure to sunlight, the body can make all the vitamin D it needs.

  7. What is the main function of Vitamin E and K?

  8. Name three deficiency symptoms shared by all the B vitamins. • Nausea • Loss of weight • Loss of appetite • Severe Exhaustion • Irritability • Depression • Forgetfulness • Heart problems • Skin problems • Impaired functioning of the immune system

  9. What is the name of the Thiamine deficiency disease? • Beriberi

  10. List three food sources of Riboflavin

  11. Why is adequate folate intake especially important to women of childbearing age? • Women who have inadequate folate intake are more likely to give birth to babies with neural tube damage.

  12. What group of people have an increased needs for vitamin C and why? • People exposed to SMOKE. This is because smoke increases the destruction of vitamin C in the lungs.

  13. List two ways phytochemcials help prevent heart disease and some cancers.

  14. Name three groups of people for whom doctors might recommend vitamin supplements.

  15. What is the main difference between the sources of natural vitamins and the sources of synthetic Vitamins?

  16. Give three tips for selecting foods high in Vitamins

  17. List five ways to prevent vitamin losses when storing and preparing foods.

  18. Number of Vitamins • In total there are 13 Vitamins: • 9 water soluble (8 B Vitamins and Vitamin K) • 4 fat soluble (A,D, E,K)

  19. What is Pellagra? • Pellagra is a Niacin deficiency disease.

  20. Fat Soluble Vitamins • Vitamin A • Vitamin D • Vitamin E • Vitamin K

  21. Water Soluble B Vitamins

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