Vitamins

Question 1

What are the two groups of vitamins

Answer 1

Fat soluble and water soluble

Question 2

What are the fat soluble vitamins

Answer 2

ADEK

Question 3

What are the water soluble vitamins

Answer 3

BC

Question 4

What are the two types of vitamin a

Answer 4

Retinol and beta carotene

Question 5

What are the functions of vitamin a

Answer 5

Growth and development
healthy skin
good vision in dim light
protection

Question 6

What is the deficiency and excess consumption vitamin a

Answer 6

deficiency of night blindness and excess and cause food poisoning

Question 7

What is vitamin d provided by

Answer 7

Sunlight on the skin whole milk, butter, liver, oily fish and eggs

Question 8

What does vitamin d help the body absorb

Answer 8

Calcium

Question 9

What is the deficiencys in vitamin a

Answer 9

Rickets and osteomalacia
Rickets as when bones are soft and they can bend and bow
Osteo Malacca is when they are tender and painful

Question 10

What is vitamin e found in

Answer 10

Sunflower oil, olive oil, soya, cereals, nuts, eggs

Question 11

What is vitamin e needed for

Answer 11

The formation of red blood cells

protecting the body

Question 12

What is the excess consumption and deficiency of vitamin e

Answer 12

Deficiency is rare

Excess vitamin d causes a loss of appetite

Question 13

What is vitamin k found in

Answer 13

Green beans, broccoli, spinach, vegetable oils, and cereals

Question 14

What are the functions of vitamin k

Answer 14

Hopes to make blood clot

Maintain bone health

Question 15

What is the deficiency of vitamin k

Answer 15

Very rare that is made in the body

Easy bruising, easy bleeding, blood taking longer to clot

Question 16

What is the function of vitamin b1 (thiamin)

Answer 16

To release energy from food

Question 17

What are sources of vitamin b1

Answer 17

Milk bread eggs and peas

Question 18

What is the effect of excess and deficiency of vitamin b1

Answer 18

Effective access is rare and effective efficiency is a disease called beriberi a muscle wasting disease

Question 19

What is the function of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

Answer 19

Release energy from food keeps eyes skin and the nervous system healthy

Question 20

What are the food sources of vitamin B2

Answer 20

Chicken eggs milk fish and leafy vegetables

Question 21

What is the effect of efficiency and excess of vitamin B2

Answer 21

Effect of deficiency is rare that may cause skin problems such as cracked lips and effective access and reported

Question 22

What is the function of vitamin b3 (niacin)

Answer 22

Release energy from food keep skin and nervous system healthy

Question 23

What are food sources of vitamin b3

Answer 23

Meat fish flour eggs and milk

Question 24

What is the effect of excess and deficiency of vitamin b3

Answer 24

Excess can cause liver damage and deficiency can cause pellagra symptoms of pellagra are dermatitis dementia and diarrhoea (3 D’s)

Question 25

What is the function of vitamin b6 (folic)

Answer 25

Reduced birth defects in unborn babies and to form healthy red blood cells

Question 26

What are food sources of vitamin b6

Answer 26

Fortified breakfast cereals broccoli brussel sprouts and chickpeas

Question 27

What is the effect of excess and deficiency of vitamin b6

Answer 27

Effect has no harmful side effects and deficiency prevents spina bifida in unborn babies

Question 28

What is the function of vitamin b12

Answer 28

Maintains nerve cells makes red blood cells and releases energy from food

Question 29

What food sources give vitamin b12

Answer 29

Meat eggs milk salmon and fortified breakfast cereals

Question 30

What is the excess and deficiency of vitamin b12

Answer 30

There is no known excess and deficiency causes perincious anaemia

Question 31

What are the functions of vitamin c

Answer 31

the healthy connective tissue helps wounds to heal helps you to absorb iron it is an antioxidant vitamin so it protects

Question 32

Food sources of vitamin c

Answer 32

Citrus fruits blackcurrants red and green peppers

Question 33

What is the excess and deficiency of vitamin c

Answer 33

The access is stomach pain and diarrhoea and deficiency of scurvy symptoms of scurvy are swollen gums joint pains and wound failing to heal

Question 34

How many cups of water do you need a day

Answer 34

6 to 8

Question 35

What does calcium work with

Answer 35

Vitamin d

Question 36

What does iron work with

Answer 36

Vitamin c