Upper sec Vitamins & Minerals

A lack of iron can cause ___________.

• bleeding of gums

• heart disease

• anaemia

• all of the above

________ is needed to form and maintain healthy skin and for growth and development of our body.

• Vitamin D
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin K
• Vitamin E

Lack of Vitamin B3 can lead to __________, scaly sores, diarrhoea and loss of memory.

• Osteoporosis

• Pellagra

• Spinal Bifida

• Rickets

_______ is needed for normal blood clotting.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin K

The main function of ____________ is to release energy from food. 

• Vitamin C
• Vitamin K
• Vitamin B-group
• Vitamin A

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___________ is needed to heal cuts and wounds and to absorb iron from dark green vegetables. 

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B-group
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D

_____________ cannot be stored in the body  and gets excreted through urine when not used immediately. 

• Water-soluble vitamins
• Trace minerals
• Fat-soluble vitamins
• Major Minerals

Lack of vitamin B1 (thiamin) causes ___________. 

• Beri-beri
• Pellagra
• Ariboflavinosis
• Spinal Bifida

Folate helps prevent Spina Bifida.

• True
• False

When our body is low in or missing an essential nutrient this is called a 

• deficiency
• devise
• without
• deficit