Vitamins and Minerals
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- Vitamin D
- Dairy products or sunlight; Major Functions: Absorption of calcium and phosphorus; Deficiency: Rickets in children, bone softening
- Vitamin A
- deep grean and orange veg. and fruits; Major Functions: visual pigments; Deficiency: Vision problems and dry, scaling skin
- Potassium
- Meats, dairy products, grains, fruits and veg.; Major Functions: Acid-base balance Deficiency:Muscular Paralysis, paralysis, nausea,heart failure
- Vitamin B6
- Sources: Meats, vegetables, whole grains; Major Functions: Coenzyme used in amino acid metabolism; Deficiency: Irritability, convulsions, muscular twitching, anemia
- Iron
- Meats, eggs, legumes, whole grains; Major Functions: component of hemoglobin, enzyme cofactor; Deficiency: Anemia, weakness, impaired immunity
- Vitamin E
- Vegetable oils,nuts, seeds; Major Functions: Antioxidant; Deficiency: possibly anemia
- Calcium
- Dairy Products, dark green veg., legumes;Major Functions: bone and tooth formations; Deficiency: Retarded growth, possibly loss of bone mass
- Vitamin K
- Green vegetables, tea; Major Functions: Important in blood clotting; Deficiency: Defective Blood Clotting
- Folic Acid
- Green veg. oranges, nuts, lugumes, whole grains; Major Functions: Coenzyme in nucleic acid and amino acid metabolism; Deficiency:Anemia, gastrointestinal problems.
- Sodium
- Table salt; Major Functions:Acid-base balance, water balance, nerve function; Deficiency:Muscle cramps, reduced appetite
- Vitamin C
- Fruits and veg.; Major Functions: Collagen synthesis, and detoxification; Deficiency;Scurvy, weakness, dlayed wound healing