10_3basicnutrients
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Basic nutrition help.TRANSCRIPT
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The Basic NutrientsVitamins
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VitaminsAre found in nearly all foods in the food pyramidDo not provide Energy, by are essential becauseRegulate body chemistry and body functions.
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VitaminsMust be Ingested or EatenAssist the body in bringing about biochemical reactions so life can be maintained.
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Two Groups of VitaminsFat SolubleADEKTransported through the body and stored in fatToo much causes toxic overdoseExcess StoredWater SolubleB & CTransported through body and and dissolved in water.Too little keeps body from operating at capacity.Excess Excreted
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Vitamin AFat SolubleCarotene converts to Vitamin AGood for Vision Growth and nervesLiver, Yellow fruits and vegetables, oranges, pears broccoliPrevents Night blindness, poor eyesight, poor skin and hair
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Night Blindness
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Vitamin DFat SolubleStrong Bones and TeethSources, Milk, Sun Fish OilPrevents Rickets
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Rickets
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Vitamin EFat SolubleHelps body use energy foodsAntioxidantCell MembranesSources Green leafy vegetables, fruits grains liver, oil fatSlowdown aging, cancer and hear diseaseOverdose causes blurred vision nausea dizziness
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Vitamin KFat SolubleAssists with Blood ClottingFrom Dark Green Vegetables, cabbage, liver, cauliflowerPrevents Hemorrhaging
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Vitamin CWater SolubleAscorbic AcidBuild bones and teeth and bloodAids in healingFights InfectionForms CollagenFound in Citrus Fruits, Cantaloupe, strawberries, pineapplePrevents Scurvy
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B VitaminsB1 ThiaminB2 RiboflavinNiacinFolic AcidB6 PyridoxineB12 Cobalamin
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B1 ThiamineNerve Tissue, digestive system, appetite, energySources, Milk, grains, poultry, fish, dried beansPrevents beriberi
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B2 RiboflavinWater SolubleGrowth, Nerves Digestion, works with proteinFrom milk, grains, green vegetables, meat, fishPrevents Premature aging, chellosis
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NiacinNerves, Tissues, Digestive SystemFrom Milk Grains, dates Poultry fishPrevents Pellagra
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Folic AcidWorks with B12 and red blood cellsReduces neural tube damage and birth defectsFrom Oranges, green vegetables, grains, meats and eggs.Prevents Anemia
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B6 PyridoxineHemoglobin overall good healthFound in Meat vegetables and bananasBrain and nerve cells the function and make new blood cells
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Vitamin B12 CobalaminGeneration of DNA cells, bone marrow and red blood cellsFrom Milk Eggs Mean Fruit and vegetablesPrevents anemia, damage to intestines