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micronutrients, micronutrients (fat soluble vitmains) - Coggle Diagram
micronutrients
micronutrients (fat soluble vitmains)
vitamin k
functions
making blood clot
maintain blood health
sources
green leaf veg
green peas
beans
broccoli
cereals
vegetable oils
cereals
deficiency
rare
easy bruising and bleeding
blood takes longer to clot
excess
no side effects
dietary reference value
teenagers
0.045mg
males
0.075mg
females
0.065mg
vitamin a
functions
growth and development of body
protect body (it's an antioxidant)
keep skin and membranes healthy
making sure skin healthy
help vision in dim light
sources
retinol
from animal sources
eggs
oily fish
liver
full fat milk
betacarotene
from veg sources
leafy veg
deficiency
night blindness
excess
retinol poisonous
pregnant women avoid eat excess vitamin a
dietary reference value
male 14yrs
600mcg
female 14yrs
600mcg
vitamin e
functions
protect body (antioxidant)
form red blood cells
sources
egg yolks
nuts
cereals
soya
seeds
oils
deficiency
rare
excess
dietary reference value
men
4 milligrams
women
3 milligrams
vitamin d
functions
heal broken bones
help body absorb calcium
prevent rickets and osteoporosis
develop and mainntain bones and teeth
sources
sunlight
milk
butter
liver
oily fish
deficiency
rickets in babies and toddlers
dietary reference value
everyone 4yrs + consume 10mcg everyday
groups at risk from deficiency
pregnant women
children under 5 yrs
people who aren't exposed to sunlight
people with darker skin