VITAMINS AND
THEIR IMPORTANCE
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SOURCES
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Vitamin
A for strong bones, eyesight, healthy skin
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Eggs,
butter, oily fish, liver, kidneys
Vitamin
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Vitamin
B1 for growth and converting blood sugar to energy
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Seafood,
beans, wholegrain foods, rice
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Vitamin
B2 for production of energy and cell growth
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Dairy
foods, green veg, yeast, liver
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Vitamin
B3 for nervous system, digestion and sex hormones
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Meat
and Fish, chicken, nuts, avocados
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Vitamin
B5 for healing, fighting infection and immune system
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Wholegrains,
fish, eggs, chicken and nuts
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Vitamin
B6 for the nervous system and cell production
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Meat,
cabbage, melon, egg, wholegrain
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B12
for energy, nervous system, growth in children
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Meat,
fish, poultry and dairy produce
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Vitamin
C for healthy bones, muscles, healing and protection
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Fruit
and vegetables and potatoes
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Vitamin
D for absorption of calcium for teeth and bones
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Dairy
products such as milk and fish oils
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Vitamin
E for absorbing iron to protect the circulatory system
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Wholegrains,
nuts, eggs, milk, avocados
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Vitamin
K for healthy blood clotting
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Green
veg, wholegrains and milk
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