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Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and Minerals. What are Vitamins?. Nutrient Complex substance found in a wide variety of food. Function of Vitamins. Regulate body growth Regulate many body processes Maintenance Reproduction. Vitamins as Antioxidants. Substances protect body cells Protect the immune system

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Vitamins and Minerals

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  1. Vitamins and Minerals

  2. What are Vitamins? • Nutrient • Complex substance found in a wide variety of food

  3. Function of Vitamins • Regulate body growth • Regulate many body processes • Maintenance • Reproduction

  4. Vitamins as Antioxidants • Substances protect body cells • Protect the immune system • Help body fight cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease

  5. Kinds of Vitamins • Water soluble • Fat soluble

  6. Water Soluble Vitamins • C • Thiamin B1 • Niacin B3 • Riboflavin B2 • B6 • Folate B9 • Pantothenic Acid B5 • Biotin (vitamin H) • B12

  7. Excess of Water Soluble Vitamins • Removed from the body as waste

  8. Fat Soluble Vitamins • ADEK • Absorbed and transported by fat • Excess stored in the liver • Large amounts damage the body

  9. Minerals • Non living substances that help body systems run smoothly • Become part of the body like calcium as teeth and bones

  10. Kinds of Minerals • Major • Trace Minerals

  11. Major Minerals • Calcium most in the body • Phosphorus • Magnesium • Sodium, chloride and potassium

  12. Trace Minerals • Iron • Iodine • Zinc • Selenium • Copper • Flouride

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