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vitamin A deficiency
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night blindness
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thiamin deficiency
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beriberi (I can't, I can't)
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vitamin D deficiency
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rickets (children)
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vitamin E deficiency in babies
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erythroeyte hemolysis
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excess vitamin A
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damages liver
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large doses of vitamin B6
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can't walk and numbness in legs
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folate deficiency
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tube damage
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Niacin deficiency
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pellagra
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inablility to absorb vitamin B12
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impaired absorption
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vitamin D deficiency
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adults- osteomacia
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vitamin C deficiency
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scurvy-bleeding of gums
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most economical source of energy, known as sugars and starches
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carbs
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most concentrated source of body energy, carries fat soluble vitamins
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fat
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helps the body build and repair body tissues
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protein
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helps eyes adjust to dim light, deep yellow fruits and begs and dark green leafybegs are key sources
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Vit A
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the skin makes this vitamin from the sunlight and helps the body use calcium and phosphorus
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Vit D
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protects vit A and fatty acids from damage by oxygen and found in vegs oils and wheat germ
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Vit E
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necessary for normal blood clotting
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Vit K
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helps the body obtain energy from carbs and needed for a healthy nervous system and enriched and whole grain breads and cereals and pork are key sources
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thiamin
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helps the body break down carbs, proteins and fats and enriched and whold grain breads and cereals and milk products are key sources
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riboflavin
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helps the body break down carbs, proteins and fats, needed for a heathy nervous system enriched and whoe grain breads and cereals and peanuts are good sources
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Niacin
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helps build red blood cells and form genetic material and found in dark green leafy vegs and enriched and whole wheat bread
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folate
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helps form collagen which keeps blood vessels strong and found in citrus fruits and broccoli
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vit C
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helps build and maintain healthy bones and teeth and found in dairy products and salmon
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calcium
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helps make good red blood cells and carry oxygen in the blood and found in liver and egg yolks
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iron
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helps the thyroid gland work properly found in iodized table salt
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iodine
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important in growth, reproduction and healing wounds
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zinc
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helps maintain the fluid babance in the body found mainly in salt
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sodium
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helps miantain normal muscle action often eating babanas reduces muscle cramping
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potassium
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activates enzymes and helps make fats and glycogen
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biotin
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synthesizes DNA to divide newe cells
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folate
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helps keep skin and nervous system healthy and good digestion
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niacin
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promotes growth
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pantothenic acid
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helps relaease energy from carbs, fats,proteins
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riboflavin
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helps in energy metabolism
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thiamin
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helps form good eye sight and epithelia tissue
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vit A
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synthesizes non essential amino acids
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vit B6
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helps growth nerve tissue and blood cells
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vit B12
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helps form cooagen increase iron and and calcium
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vit C
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helps regualte levels of calcium in blood
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vit D
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helps immune and nervous systems
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vit E
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helps clott blood
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vit K
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1) helps ntrient metabolism
2) energy production and release 3) tissue maintenance 4)normal digestion 5)infection resistance |
five basic functions of vitamins
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insufficient amount of a vitamin in the diet and the failure of the body to absorb vitamins
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2 mian causes of vitamin deficiencies
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provitamin for vitamin A
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beta-carotene
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main function of vitamin E is
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antioxidant
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3 deficiency sysmptoms shared by B complex vitamins are
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inflamed tongue, eye disorders, and mental confusions
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people who smoke need more vitamin C because
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it destroys it
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vitamin supplements are recommended for
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pregnate women, infants, and old people
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keeping freezer temp at 0 degrees, store canned foods in cool and dry areas, sote milk in opaque containers, store vegs in beg crisper in frig, and wrap vut foods
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five ways to prevent vitamin losses
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