Jobs of Vitamins
This vitamin helps the absorption of calcium in the intestines and maintains proper calcium and phosphorus balance in the bones for proper growth.
What is Vitamin D?
The vitamin is found in many citrus fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, potatoes, and cabbage.
What is Vitamin C?
The nutrient that is the primary fuel for your body.
What is Carbohydrates?
This mineral is found in some dark green vegetables and is abundant in milk.
What is calcium?
These types of vitamins stay dissolved in lipids and they include?
What are fat-soluble vitamins? ADEK
This vitamin acts as a necessary part of the retina in your eyes. It also maintains normal skin health.
What is Vitamin A?
This vitamin is constructed in your own body when sunlight (UV) contacts your skin. It is also found in milk
What is Vitamin D?
The building blocks of protein called?
What is Amino Acids?
This found as the negative ion in table salt.
What is chloride?
These are inorganic elements that are needed for the body to function.
What are minerals?
This vitamin helps to prevent neural tube defects in pregnancy
What is Folic Acid?
This vitamin is found in all dark green vegetables.
What is Vitamin K?
This is the "good" cholesterol in your blood.
What are "HDL's" (high density lipoproteins)
These group of vitamins are water-soluble and are important for cell metabolism.
What are B vitamins?
This vitamin helps to build the proteins that are involved in clotting blood. It also helps build proteins that are involved in bone growth.
What is Vitamin K?
This vitamin is found only in animal products.
What is Vitamin B12?
The protein RDA a 154 lb person needs?
What is 56 grams?
Deficiency in this can result in weakness, confusion, tetany
What is magnesium?
Some vitamins bond with these type of protein molecules in order for enzymes to function.
What is a coenzyme?
This vitamin is an antioxidant that helps to keep cell membranes in proper form and protects important lipids from damage by radicals
What is Vitamin E?
This vitamin is found in rich foods, whole grain. Helps lower cholesterol.
What is Niacin?
The only form of sugar found in the blood that your body uses.
What is glucose?
This mineral is found in high abundance in red meats and raw oysters.
What is zinc?
This is very important to increase when you increase the fiber content of your diet.
What is fluid?