Vitamins Types Of Vitamins Vitamin A Vitamin C

Vitamins Types Of Vitamins -Vitamin A -Vitamin C -Vitamin D -Vitamin E -Vitamin B 12 -Vitamin B 6 -Niacin/Vitamin B 3 Continued on next page

Vitamins Pg. 2 More Vitamins: -Thiamin/Vitamin B 1 -Riboflavin/Vitamin B 2 -Folate/Folic Acid/Vitamin B 9 Foods You can find Vitamins in: -Green leafy vegetables, broccoli, soybeans -Oranges & many other fruits -Etc.

Vitamins Pg. 3 Some recommended dosages: -Vitamin A- from 700 -900 milligrams daily -Vitamin C- from 65 -75 milligrams daily -Vitamin D- 10 milligrams daily -Vitamin E- 15 milligrams daily -Vitamin B 12 - 2. 4 milligrams daily -Vitamin B 6 - about 1. 3 milligrams daily

Minerals -Inorganic substances -From soil or water -Absorbed by plants -Eaten by animals -Need large amounts of some to stay healthy -Need small amounts of others daily -Naturally occuring

Minerals pg. 2 -Have specific chemical composition -Rocks do not have chemical composition -Study called minerology -Solid with crystalline structure -Element or chemical compound -Chemistry + crystal structure defines mineral

Minerals pg. 3 -Minerals with same structure and… -Solid solutions- isomorphs -Minerals with same structure and… -No solid solutions- isotypes -Minerals have chemicals and special structure

Water -only 3% of earth’s water is drinking water -person can survive without water-1 week -takes about 1 gallon water to make quarter pound hamburger -75% world’s fresh water frozen in ice caps -life first started in water -water is replaced when we drink & eat