Vitamins

What are they?

• Organic compounds
• Needed for normal growth 
• Essential for sustaining life

What Kinds are there?

• Vitamin A, B (folate and others)
• Vitamin C, E and K

Where can you get them from?

• Most foods
• Plant & Animal
• Medical vitamins
• Which is better?

Where can you get them from?

• Most foods
• Plant & Animal
• Medical vitamins
• Which is better?

Vitamin B

• B12 and B6
• B6= Keeps your heart healthy, 1.3 mcg reccomended Ex: Tuna and Salmon
• B12- Helps make DNA, 2.4 mcg reccomended, Ex: fish and chicken

Vitamin A

• Fat-solude
• naturally found in many foods; The average person needs 700-900 micrograms
• EX: cooked carrots, cooked potatoes, and dried appricots
• Aids night vision, and also helps the heart, lungs, and kidneys work proper
• 2 TYPES; found in meat, and found in plan-based foods

Vitamin E

• Fat- Solube
• Rebuilds red blood cells
• EX: vegetable oils, cereal, meats, eggs, and fruits
• required for proper function of organs  slows damaging of cells

Vitamin K

• fat-soluble
• clots blood
• uncontrollable bleeding
• found in plant & animal based foods
• Mostly found in leafy green vegtbles 

Vitamin C; AKA Absorbic acid

• water- soluble
• maintains bones and teeth
• protects cells from radicals (smoke,pollution,UV Light)
• Average person needs 75mg of Vitamin C daily
• Food examples: peppers, guavas, and kiwis

Vitamin D

• helps the body use calcium
• naturally occurring after exposure to the sun
• Found in Dairy
• EX: yogurt

Folate

• Water solube
• B vitamin
• Also known as folic acid
• Makes DNA 

Any Questions?!