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The Basic Nutrients

The Basic Nutrients. Vitamins. Vitamins. Are found in nearly all foods in the food pyramid Do not provide Energy, by are essential because Regulate body chemistry and body functions. Vitamins. Must be Ingested or Eaten

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The Basic Nutrients

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  1. The Basic Nutrients Vitamins

  2. Vitamins • Are found in nearly all foods in the food pyramid • Do not provide Energy, by are essential because • Regulate body chemistry and body functions.

  3. Vitamins • Must be Ingested or Eaten • Assist the body in bringing about biochemical reactions so life can be maintained.

  4. Fat Soluble ADEK Transported through the body and stored in fat Too much causes toxic overdose Excess Stored Water Soluble B & C Transported through body and and dissolved in water. Too little keeps body from operating at capacity. Excess Excreted Two Groups of Vitamins

  5. Vitamin A • Fat Soluble • Carotene converts to Vitamin A • Good for Vision Growth and nerves • Liver, Yellow fruits and vegetables, oranges, pears broccoli • Prevents Night blindness, poor eyesight, poor skin and hair

  6. Night Blindness

  7. Vitamin D • Fat Soluble • Strong Bones and Teeth • Sources, Milk, Sun Fish Oil • Prevents Rickets

  8. Rickets

  9. Vitamin E • Fat Soluble • Helps body use energy foods • Antioxidant • Cell Membranes • Sources Green leafy vegetables, fruits grains liver, oil fat • Slowdown aging, cancer and hear disease • Overdose causes blurred vision nausea dizziness

  10. Vitamin K • Fat Soluble • Assists with Blood Clotting • From Dark Green Vegetables, cabbage, liver, cauliflower • Prevents Hemorrhaging

  11. Vitamin C • Water Soluble • Ascorbic Acid • Build bones and teeth and blood • Aids in healing • Fights Infection • Forms Collagen • Found in Citrus Fruits, Cantaloupe, strawberries, pineapple • Prevents Scurvy

  12. B Vitamins • B1 Thiamin • B2 Riboflavin • Niacin • Folic Acid • B6 Pyridoxine • B12 Cobalamin

  13. B1 Thiamine • Nerve Tissue, digestive system, appetite, energy • Sources, Milk, grains, poultry, fish, dried beans • Prevents beriberi

  14. B2 Riboflavin • Water Soluble • Growth, Nerves Digestion, works with protein • From milk, grains, green vegetables, meat, fish • Prevents Premature aging, chellosis

  15. Niacin • Nerves, Tissues, Digestive System • From Milk Grains, dates Poultry fish • Prevents Pellagra

  16. Folic Acid • Works with B12 and red blood cells • Reduces neural tube damage and birth defects • From Oranges, green vegetables, grains, meats and eggs. • Prevents Anemia

  17. B6 Pyridoxine • Hemoglobin overall good health • Found in Meat vegetables and bananas • Brain and nerve cells the function and make new blood cells

  18. Vitamin B12 Cobalamin • Generation of DNA cells, bone marrow and red blood cells • From Milk Eggs Mean Fruit and vegetables • Prevents anemia, damage to intestines

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