Vitamin B Flashcards
What are the two types of vitamin B?
Vitamin B1 and B12
What is Vitamin B1 needed for?
- the release of energy from carbohydrates
- normal growth in children
- maintenance of nerves
Name 4 sources of vitamin B1.
Fortified cereals, pork, nuts and pulses, brown rice and potatoes.
What are the effects of a deficiency of vitamin B1?
Can cause tiredness or lethargy. Children may not grow at the rate expected for their age or reach maximum height expected.
What can happen with an excessive intake of vitamin B1?
It’s a water soluble vitamin so the excess will be removed in the urine.
What is vitamin B12 needed for?
The formation of healthy red blood cells.
Name 4 sources of vitamin B12.
Fortified cereals, fish, milk and dairy, eggs, red meat and chicken.
What is deficiency of vitamin B12 called?
Pernicious anaemia
What are the symptoms of a deficiency of vitamin B12?
Excessive tiredness, breathlessness, listlessness (having no energy), pale skin and poor resistance to infection.
What is the result of an excess intake of vitamin B12?
It’s a water soluble vitamin so will be removed in the urine.
What type of foods is vitamin B12 found in naturally?
Animal foods
Where is folate and folic acid found?
Folate is found in food and folic acid is found in supplements.
What is folate essential for?
- normal growth in children
- formation of red blood cells to avoid megaloblastic anaemia
- to reduce the risk of a baby being born with Spina bifida
Name 4 sources of folate.
Fortified breakfast cereals, green leafy veg (broccoli, cabbage), pulses, oranges, bananas, peas, nuts, wholegrain food, and dairy.
What are the effects of a deficiency of folate?
- interfere with normal growth in children
- increase the risk of megaloblastic anaemia
- increase risk of giving birth to a baby with Spina bifida
