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7 Cards in this Set
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Vitamin A (betacarotene or retinol) |
- Maintains normal vision levels - Essential for immune system -Induces differentiation of cells Prevents: - Night blindness - Eye disease - Dry pimply skin - Increased skin - Kidney stones |
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Vitamin D |
- Maintains constant calcium levels in blood - insulin and prolactin secretion - muscle function - immune and stress response - melanin synthesis - cellular differentiation - kidney and parathyroid gland function - Necessary for bone health Prevents: - rickets |
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Vitamin K |
- Helps blood clotting - Builds bone protein with vitamins A and D |
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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) |
- Activates liver detoxifying systems - Antioxidant to inactivate highly reactive oxygen species, protects lipids and other molecules Prevents: Scurvy |
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Calcium |
- Maintains healthy bones and teeth - important for biological processes like metabolism, cellular energy production, synthesis of protein and nucleic acid - Regulation of calcium flow in cells Prevents: - loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, poor cordination, possibly fatal convulsions |
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Iodine |
- Integral part of thyroid hormones that have important metabolic roles, factor in energy production of thyroid gland Prevents: - hypothyroidism |
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Iron |
- Necessary in red blood cell formation - Immune system maintenance, protection from oxidant damage - Backbone of energ |
