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Vitamin Notes
Vitamins are: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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VITA = ________________
AMINE = _______________________________________________________________________
Vitamins are classified into ______ categories, _________-soluble and ______________-soluble.
Fill in the missing information to complete the chart below.
VITAMIN
Fat-soluble (F) or Watersoluble (W)
and FUNCTION(s)
Toxicity
Rickets – in children-bones are
soft and misshapen
Osteomalacia – in adults-leg
and spine bones soften/bend
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Deficiency
•Liver, fish oils, egg yolks,
whole fat dairy products
•Dark green and deep orange
fruits and vegetables
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Sources
F: Antioxidant, Protects the
cells of the lungs, Helps
deactivate or transform free
radicals
Rare, symptom is jaundice
(yellowing of skin/eyes).
Can cause brain damage.
Vitamin C
W: Helps form collagen, for
healthy bones, cartilage, muscles,
and blood vessels, increases iron
and calcium absorption, protects
against infections.
Vitamin B1
(Thiamin)
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
proteins, helps functioning
of nerves.
Vitamin B2
(Riboflavin)
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
proteins, helps in healthy
skin and normal eyesight.
Vitamin B3
(Niacin)
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
proteins, helps keep skin
and nervous system
healthy.
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
and proteins, promotes
growth, synthesizes
substances.
Vitamin B5
(Pantothenic
acid)
Vitamin B6
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
proteins, helps synthesize
amino acids, effects health of
immune and nervous system.
Vitamin B7
(Biotin)
W: Metabolize carbs, fats,
proteins and helps body
make fats and glycogen.
Vitamin B9
(Folate)
W: Helps synthesize DNA,
during pregnancy prevents
neural tube defects.
Vitamin B12
W: Release of energy from
fats, helps form red blood
cells, helps folate function.