What kind of nutrients are Vitamins?

Vitamins A, D, E & K

Vitamins B & C

Oily fish, Liver, Eggs, Carrots Peppers, Dark green vegetables E.G. Spinach.

Produces rhodopsin which helps the eyes to adapt to dim light. Growth

Stunted Growth, Night Blindness.

Oily fish, Fortified breakfast cereals, Sunlight.

Healthy bones and teeth.

Rickets, Tooth decay, Brittle bones in old age (Osteoporosis).

Seeds, Nuts, Cereals.

Prevents free radical which Protects against heart disease, Healthy skin.

Rare, extreme cases more susceptible to aging, heart disease

Green vegetables, Blueberries. Made in the body by bacteria.

Normal blood clotting.

Blood won't clot normally (very rare).

Meat, Eggs, Cereals. Wholemeal bread, Fortified breakfast cereals.

Controls the release of energy from food, Healthy nervous system. Helps prevent neural tube defects.

Retarded growth, Tiredness, Beriberi. Neural tube defects such as spina bifida in newborn babies.

Fruit : Especially blackcurrants, oranges and lemons. Vegetables : Especially Cauliflower, cabbage and new potatoes.

Healthy gums, Healing of cuts and wounds.

Scurvy, Delayed healing of wounds.

The lack of a particular nutrient in a diet.

A disease affecting gums and teeth due to lack of Vitamin C.

A disease affecting the nerves due to lack of Vitamin B.

When the eyes cannot adjust from darkness to light.

Orange pigment coming from carrots. It is a substance that changes to Vitamin A in the body

A disease in children resulting from a lack of Vitamin D.

A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.

When something is wrong with a Neural Tube. (Spina Bifida)

Another name for vitamin C

200-500 µg

500-950 µg

45-80 mg

10-15 µg

Condition caused by excessive intake of vitamin A and D which can be fatal.

Found in the skin

(vitamin D3)

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Vitamin D2 found in yeast & fungi. Converted to cholecalciferol in the intestine

Spina Bifida

folic acid