Nutrition part 3

Nutrition part 3

Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins

• any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.

• There are two types of Vitamins, fat soluable and water soluable.

Water Soluable Vitamins

• These vitamins can be disolved in water and are not stored by the body.

• All of the B vitamins and Vitamin C fall into this category

Thiamine deficiency

Vitamin C Deficiency

Fat Soluable Vitamins

• These vitamins are stored in the live and in fat to be used later by the body.

• Fat soluable vitamins are: A,D,E,K

• Because these vitamins can be stored they can become toxic in high amounts.

Vitamin A Toxicity/Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D Deficiency

Multiple Choice

Which of these is water soluable?

• A

• C

• D

• E

Minerals

• Class of nutrients divided into 2 groups: macro and micro

• Macro minerals are needed in large quantities and include Calcium, Phosphorus and Salts.

• Micro minerals (trace) required in very small quantities like Zinc and Selenium.

White Muscle disease (selenium deficiency)

Calcium Deficiency (Milk Fever)

Copper Toxicity

Copper Toxicity

Multiple Choice

Calcium and Phosphorus are examples of:

• Micro-minerals

• Macro-minerals