Fat soluble vitamins
What are the fat soluble vitamins
A, D, E, K
Name water soluble vitamins
B and C
What is the deficiency of vitamin A
Nightblindness
One source of calcium
Milk, Cheese, eggs, green veg, fortified products
3 ways of reducing salt
add herbs and spices
dont have processed foods
don't have salt on the table
2 sources of vitamins A
Carrots, red peppers, oily fish, eggs
2 sources of folate
Wholemeal bread
Fortified products
Vitamin supplements
What is hypervitaminosis
The function of calcium
Builds strong bones and teeth
3 sources of vitamin C
Oranges, Lemons, Strawberries
Function of vitamin E
Protects against heart disease, healthy skin
Another word for folate
Folic acid
What is Scurvy
disease that causes tiredness, muscle weakness, aching joints, bleeding gums
Deficiency of Iron
Anaemia
2 sources of vitamin E
Seeds, Nuts, Cereals
3 sources of Vitamin K
What is the deficiency of folic acid
Spina bifida- neural tube defects
What are rickets a deficiency of
Vitamin D or calcium
Function of Iron
Manufacture haemoglobin
What does Fortified products mean
products have nutrients added to them for health reasons or to replace nutrients lost during manufacturing
What vitamin does calcium work with
Vitamin D
2 sources of b group vitamins
meat, eggs, fortified cereals
What is Pellagra
disease that affects the skin, causes diarrhoea and dementia often results in death
What are the two deficiencies of calcium
Rickets
Osteoporosis
What is Osteomalacia
Softening of bones in adults causing pain