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Vitamins and Their Functions

Vitamins and Their Functions. K A D E. Fat Soluble Vitamins. Dissolve in Fat The body stores them but they can be toxic in excessive amounts. B C. Water soluble vitamins. Dissolve in Water The body uses what it needs and then excretes the rest therefore they do not become toxic.

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Vitamins and Their Functions

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  1. Vitamins and Their Functions

  2. K A D E Fat Soluble Vitamins Dissolve in Fat The body stores them but they can be toxic in excessive amounts

  3. B C Water soluble vitamins Dissolve in Water The body uses what it needs and then excretes the rest therefore they do not become toxic

  4. Help turn carbohydrates into energy and help to promote a healthy nervous system B Vitamins

  5. Vitamin A Night Blindness: Eyes becomes sensitive to light and it is hard to see in dim light .

  6. Thiamin – (vitamin B1) Beriberi: Swelling of the heart, numbness of hands and feet, mental confusion

  7. Riboflavin – (vitamin b2)

  8. Niacin – (vitamin B3) Pellagra: Skin irritations, digestive problems, swelling of the tongue. If not treated, mental disorder or death.

  9. Pellagra

  10. Folic Acid- B Vitamins

  11. Spina Bifida The spinal cord begins to develop within the first 28 days of pregnancy. Neural tube damage occurs during the first weeks of pregnancy, before a woman may realize she is pregnant Meeting the folate requirement before becoming pregnant is essential for prevention

  12. Vitamin c - (ascorbic acid) Scurvy: Weakness, lack of appetite. Skin becomes thick, scaly and darkens. Causes bruises, joints swell and are painful, gums bleed.

  13. Scurvy

  14. Manufactured by the body with exposure to sunlight Vitamin D (The sunshine vitamin)

  15. Vitamin D Rickets: Bones become weak and soft. Bone deformities can result in growing children.

  16. Rickets

  17. Vitamin E

  18. Vitamin K

  19. To much Vitamin K causes Jaundice Jaundice Bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of red blood cells. Normally bilirubin passes through the liver. Jaundice occurs when bilirubin builds up faster than a newborn's liver can break it down and pass it from the body. Phototherapy is a treatment with a special light that helps rid the body of the bilirubin by altering it or making it easier for the liver to get rid of it.

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