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Vitamin A
Function, deficiency, food sources
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F: Preventing night blindness
D: Night blindness
S: Think orange (apricot, winter squash, sweet potato) |
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Vitamin D
Function, deficiency, food sources |
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F: Bone metabolism
D: Rickets & Osteomalacia
S: Fatty fish, milk & yogurt |
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Vitamin E
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F: Antioxidant
S: Plant oils |
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Vitamin K
Function & Food sources |
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F: Vital for blood clotting
S: Green vegetables (kale, broccoli, peas) |
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| Beriberi ("I can't I can't") |
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| D: Pellegra (Dementia, diarrhea, dermatitis, death) |
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Folate
Deficiency & Food Source |
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D: Spina bifida
S: Green leafy vegetables |
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Vitamin B12
Deficiency & Food Sources |
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D: Pernicious Anemia
S: Animal sources |
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Vitamin C
Fucntion, Deficiency & Food Sources |
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F: Synthesis of protein collagen
D:Scurvy
S: Citrus fruits, green peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, papaya, strawberries, romaine lettuce |
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Calcium
Function & Food Source |
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F: Forming & maintaining bones
S: Milk & cheese |
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Iron
Function, Deficiency & Food Source |
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F: Oxygen & CO2 transportation--hemoglobin
D:Iron deficiency anemia
S: Braunschweiger sausage, fried beef liver, red meats |
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Iodide
Deficiency & Food Source |
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D: Goiter & Cretinism
S: Iodized salt |
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| Helps enzyme activity and antioxidants (free radicals) |
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| Helps form acid resistant tooth enamel |
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| Helps retain water and absorb nutrients |
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| Which vitamin's main function is as an antioxidant? |
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| Which vitamins function as coenzymes? |
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