Vitamin Types Sources Functions Effects of Deficiency RDA Properties C(ascorbic acid) - Blackcurrants Rosehip Strawberries Oranges Lemons Cabbage Tomatoes Potatoes Apples Pears Acts as an antioxidant ‚ prevents heart disease and cancer. Formation of collegen which unites cells as blood vessels‚ helps develop bones and teeth‚ helps white blood cells in fighting infections‚ prevents scurvy‚ necessary for the assimilation of non haem iron in the intestine. Scurvy rare in
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Vitamins‚ Nutrients‚ and Minerals Vitamins‚ nutrients‚ and minerals are all important substances that are required to lead a happy‚ healthy life. Firstly‚ vitamins are an organic compound required by the body in small amounts of metabolism‚ to protect health‚ and for proper growth of children. Vitamins also assist in the formation of hormones‚ blood cells‚ nervous systems chemicals‚ and genetic material. There are 13 well-identified vitamins. Some examples of the 13 well-identified
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this type of food is carbohydrate‚ calcium‚ iron‚ B vitamins and dietary fibre. The main function of carbohydrate in the body is to provide energy. Dietary fibre is not absorbed but passes through the gastrointestinal tract‚ helping to keep it healthy before being excreted. The role of calcium is to develop and maintain the teeth and bones. Iron on the other is required to form haemoglobin in the blood and is also a component of many enzymes. B vitamins are
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MORINGA LEAVES Dr. Frank Martin states in ’Survival and Subsistence in the Tropics’ that "among the leafy vegetables one stands out as particularly good‚ the Horseradish Tree. The leaves are outstanding as a source of Vitamin A and‚ when raw‚ Vitamin C. They are a good source of B Vitamins and amoung the best plant sources of Minerals. The Calcium content is very high for a plant. Phosphorus is low‚ as it should be. The content of Iron is very good (it is reportedly prescribed for anemia in the Phillipines)
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of energy‚ vitamin A vitamin A also called retinol Fat-soluble alcohol‚ most abundant in fatty fish and especially in fish-liver oils. It is not found in plants‚ but many vegetables and fruits contain beta-carotene (see ‚ thiamin thiamin or vitamin B1 Organic compound‚ part of the vitamin B complex‚ necessary in carbohydrate metabolism. It carries out these functions in its active form‚ as a component of the coenzyme thiamin pyrophosphate. ‚ niacin niacin: see coenzyme; vitamin. niacin
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Lourdes College Cor. Capistrano-Hayes Cagayan de Oro City Synthetic Multivitamins versus Herbal Vitamins: Their effects On Children A Term Paper Presented to: Anselma E. Inot Lourdes College Teacher In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 2 By: Joy I. Vasallo BS Pharmacy I 9:00A.M – 10:30A.M ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS “Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things human can do for each other.” With this‚ the author would like to express her gratitude to all the
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therapeutically to fight psoriasis and eczema‚ both conditions that can detract from hair health. Selenium The selenium in garlic works with vitamin E to improve hair health. Selenium boosts the body’s ability to utilize vitamin E to destroy free radicals that damage cell membranes. People who don’t have the proper ability to utilize vitamin E‚ or who lack vitamin E‚ often lose hair or have hair that is dry or
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Pepsi B Energy Marketing Plan: Phase One MKT/421 Marketing University of Phoenix Pepsi is performing a marketing control of their recent release of the Pepsi Diet Slim can‚ evaluating the successes and the failures of product. Based on the market successes of the Pepsi Diet Slim can‚ Pepsi is planning to develop a sugarcane-based Pepsi energy drink consisting of vitamin B12 and other B vitamins. This new product is packaged in a format similar to the Pepsi
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take vitamin supplements ? I do not think we should take vitamin supplements as studies have shown that vitamins from supplements do not act on the body as the same way as vitamins from food‚ we can get what we need from a balanced diet. Fruit and veg which are high in vitamins also supply fibre which is necessary for health and often lacking in diets relying on supplements . Vitamins can have toxic effects‚ some may need vitamins but more vitamins is not necessarly better for example‚ vitamin A stores
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THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF ROTTEN FRUITS AND ROTTEN VEGETABLES TO THE GROWTH OF TOMATO PLANT MESIAS‚ JEREMY SAMUEL SANTOS‚ FLORENCIO JUSTIN ABELLO‚ KYLE LIYAG‚ HANNAH TRIBIANA‚ PETER MICU‚ KELCY Science II Investigative Project Submitted to: Dr. Claribelle J. Bautista‚ Ph.D. Golden Faith Academy Montevista Heights Subdivision Taytay‚ Rizal TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 :INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..1 Background of the study……………………………………………………
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