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NUTRIENTS (MICRONUTRIENTS (VITAMINS (examples (Vitamin C (Symptoms (Dental…

- - - - B + C
    - - A + D + E + K
    - - Vitamin C
        
        Deficiency: Scurvy
        
        Sources - common: citrus fruits and orange juice
        
        Symptoms
        
        Skin discoloration and bruising
        
        Hemmorhaging
        
        Anaemia
        
        Dental issues
        
        collagen
        
        Exhaustion / fatigue
        
        Swelling of joints
      - cannot be synthesised by the body and must be ingested as part of the diet
      - Vitamin D
        
        Deficiency: rickets & osteomalacia
        
        Sources - common: citrus fruits and orange juice
  - - - Major constituents of structures such as teeth and bones (e.g. Ca, P, Mg)
      - Important components of body fluids (e.g. Na, K, Cl)
      - Cofactors for specific enzymes or components of proteins and hormones (e.g. Fe, P, I)
    - - calcium (Ca
        
        magnesium (Mg)
        
        iron (Fe)
        
        haemoglobin
        
        phosphorus (P)
        
        sodium (Na)
        
        potassium (K)
        
        chlorine (Cl)
- - - - transports/stores cholesterol within the bloodstream
    - - regulates LDL storages and promotes excretion
    - - Saturated fats: 24g
    - - Glycerol + Fatty acids
        
        Lipids synthesise and storage
  - - - Phenylalanine
      - Valine
      - Threonine
    - - Tyrosine
      - Arginine
      - Cystine
    - - prevent the production of specific proteins
    - - Alanine
      - Asparagine
      - Aspartate
    - - Protein sythesis
  - - - Sugar: 90g
      - Dietary fibre: 30g
    - - Glycogen storage in iver and muscle
      - Glucose
        
        Energy production
        
        ADP --> ATP
        
        Anabolic reaction