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12 Cards in this Set
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Vitamin A
(Green and yellow vegetables, dairy products, and liver) |
Maintains epithelial tissue and produces visual pigments
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Night blindness and flaking skin
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B1 (Thiamine)
Grains, meat, and legumes |
Helps enzymes in the citric acid cycle
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Nerve problems (BeriBeri), heart muscle weakness, and edema
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B2 (Riboflavin)
Green vegetables, organ meats, eggs, and dairy products |
Aids enzymes in the citric acid cycle
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Inflammation of skin and eyes
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B3 (Niacin)
Meat and grains |
Helps enzymes in the citric acid cycle
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Pellegra (scaly dermatitis and mental disturbances) and nervous disorders
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B5 (Pantothenic acid)
Organ meat, eggs, and liver |
Aids enzymes that connect fat and carbohydrate metabolism
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Loss of coordination (rare)
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B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vegetables, meats, and grains |
Helps enzymes that catabolize amino acids
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Convulsions, irritability, and anemia
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B9 (Folic Acid)
Vegetables |
Aids in enzymes in amino acid catabolism and blood population
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Digestive disorder and anemia
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B12 (Cyanacobalamin)
Meat and dairy products |
Involved in blood production and other processes
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Pernicious anemia
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Biotin (Vitamin H)
Vegetables, meat, and eggs |
Helps enzymes in amino acid catabolism and fat and glycogen synthesis
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Mental and muscle problems (rare)
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Vitamin C (Acorbic Acid)
Fruits and green vegetables |
Helps in manufacture of collagen fibers; antioxidant
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Scurvy and degeneration of skin, bone, and blood vessels
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Vitamin D (Calciferol)
Dairy products and fish liver oil |
Aids in calcium absorption
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Rickets and skeletal deformity
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Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
Green vegetables and seeds |
Protects cell membranes from being destroyed; antioxidant
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Muscle and reproductive disorders (rare)
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