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vitamins
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vitamins are needed in and for | small amounts but are essential for normal functioning of living things |
| vitamin c is | water soluble |
| vitamin c sources | citrus fruits, green veg |
| use of vitamin c: | needed to form skin, gums, cartilage, ligaments and blood vessels |
| deficiency of vitamin c | results in scurvy - with symptoms of poor gums with loose teeth, bruising and poor healing of skin |
| vitamin d is a | fat soluble vitamin |
| sources of vitamin d | are oily fish, eggs, milk liver sun |
| vitamin d is also made for us when | uv rays from the sun act on our skin |
| use of vitamin d | needed to absorb calcium from the intestines into the blood |
| deficiency of vitamin d | results in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults; both results in weak brittle bones |