Presented by: KHRYCYS G. OLAIREZ

Vitamins

What is Vitamins?

Vitamins- Nutrients that are essential

for the normal growth and development, and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.

Two types Vitamins

FAT – SOLUBLE VITAMINS

WATER – SOLUBLE VITAMINS

BRIEF COMPARISON ABOUT FAT AND WATER SOLUBLE

VITAMINS

STORAGE

ABSORBABILITY

NONE

FAT/LIPIDS

NONE

LIVER

HEAT AND LIGHT

SENSITIVE

YESNO

FAT – SOLUBLE VITAMINS

WATER – SOLUBLE VITAMINS

BRIEF COMPARISON ABOUT FAT AND WATER SOLUBLE

VITAMINS

TOXIC LEVELS COULD CAUSE

Types of Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin AOTHER NAME : RETINOLMAIN FUNCTION :

Maintainingthe integrity of the mucousmembranes.OTHER FUNCTION : Eyesight

SOURCES :

Vitamin DOTHER NAME :

CALCIFEROL MAIN FUNCTION : Promotes

the absorption of Calcium and Phosphate for stronger bones

and teeth.

SOURCES :

Vitamin EOTHER NAME :

TOCOPHEROLMAIN FUNCTION : Anti-Oxidant PropertyOTHER FUNCTION : Skin

Whitening

SOURCES :

Types of Water -Soluble

Vitamins

Vitamin CAlso called as ASCORBIC

ACIDMAIN FUNCTION : Maintaining

theintegrity of the capillary

membranes.

OTHER FUNCTION : Boost Immune System

SOURCES :

Vitamin B-Complex

MAIN FUNCTION :Formation of Red Blood

Cells and for the normal

functioningof the Nervous System.

SOURCES :

Assignment

1. What is Vitamin Deficiency?

2.What are the different vitamin deficiencies?

3.How can we manage those vitamin deficiencies?