Vitamins Function in the body Keeps your bodys
Vitamins Function in the body: Keeps your body’s tissues healthy and its many systems working properly Supplements are NOT as efficient as getting them from a food source
Vitamins • Types Fat Soluble v. Can be stored in the body v. Need a good source every other day • A • D • E • K
Water Soluble v. Can not be stored by the body v. Need a good supply every day • B Complex Vitamins –Thiamin B 1 –Niacin B 3 –Riboflavin B 2 • Vitamin C
Vitamin A Prevents night blindness Helps promote growth Clear skin Carotene – an orange pigment found in fruits and vegetables that the body converts to vitamin A
Vitamin D • Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth in children. • Helps to maintain bones in adults Sunshine Vitamin – Body produces Vitamin D when exposed to the sun Deficiency - Rickets
Vitamin E • Antioxident - Protects cell membranes that are exposed to a high concentration of oxygen Sources: Vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, and safflower oils), nuts, whole grains, and green leafy vegetables.
Vitamin K • Needed for the clotting of blood Best Source: Green leafy vegetables
B – Complex • Thiamin (B 1) - Healthy nerves, appetite and digestion. • Niacin (B 3) – Helps body use other nutrients • Riboflavin (B 2) – Easily destroyed by light. Smooth skin, good eye function. Helps cells use oxygen.
Sources Thiamin • Pork • Whole-grain cereals • Rye and whole-wheat flour • Wheat germ • Navy beans and kidney beans
Riboflavin Sources • Riboflavin-enriched breads and cereals • Red meats • Green, leafy vegetables • Dairy products
NIACIN Sources • Meat, poultry, fish • Peanuts • Yeasts • Milk and eggs contain small amounts, but are excellent sources of tryptophan
Deficiencies • Thiamin - Beri • Niacin - Pellagra • Riboflavin - None
Vitamin C • Ascorbic Acid – chemical name • Produces collagen – a cement like substance that holds your cells together • Helps wounds heal and bones mend • Deficiency - Scurvy
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