Vitamins Minerals：复合维生素和矿物质.ppt

Vitamins!!!
What is a vitamin?
Vitamins anic substances necessary for life
Why do I need them?
essential to the normal functioning of our bodies, and except for a few exceptions, cannot be made by our bodies
How do vitamins do it all????
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Step 1 - eat food with fat soluble vitamins
Step 2 - vitamins are stored in fat in body/liver
Step 3 - vitamins wait around until they are needed, up to 6 months!!!
Step 4 - when they are needed they are accessed (Vitamins A, D, E, and K are all fat-soluble vitamins)
Continued…
Water Soluble Vitamins
Step 1 - Eat foods with water soluble vitamins
Step 2 - Vitamins travel through bloodstream
Step 3 - Whatever your body doesn’t es out when you pee 
***These vitamins need to be replaced often cause they don’t stick around!!!***
(vitamin C, B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), niacin, B6 (pyridoxine), folic acid, B12 (cobalamine), biotin, and pantothenic acid)
What do vitamins do?
Have hundreds of different functions
Vitamin A
Found in:
milk fortified with vitamin A
liver
orange fruits and vegetables (cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes)
dark green leafy vegetables (like kale, collards, spinach)
enable cell growth & help us see in color instead of black and white
B Vitamins
Found in:
whole grains, such as wheat and oats
fish and seafood
poultry and meats
eggs
dairy products, like milk and yogurt
leafy green vege