Vitamins Food Source Functions
Vitamin A Liver, carrots, eggs, tomatoes, dark green, Healthy skin, improved night visions
and yellow-orange skin, vegetables and some fruits. defense against infections, antioxidant benefits
Vitamin D Fish oils and fortified milk, exposure to sunlight Maintain of blood level of calcium and phosphorus. Promote strong bones and teeth.
Reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
Vitamin E Plants oil such as soybean and corn. nuts, seeds. Form of red blood cells, use of vitamin K
Antioxidant benefits
Vitamin K Green vegetables, liver Promote of blood clotting, contribute to bone metabolism
Vitamin C Citrus fruits, green vegetables Promote healthy gum and teeth, iron a absorption
Thiamine Whole grains, legumes, liver, nuts Carbohydrate metabolism, nerve function
Riboflavin Dairy products, liver, spinach, enriched grains Energy metabolism, production or red blood cells, improved health of skin and eyes.
Niacin Nuts, grains, meat, fish, mushrooms Energy metabolism, fat synthesis, fat breakdown, lowering of cholesterol.
Vitamin B12 Animal foods, dairy products, seafood Folate metabolism, fat synthesis, production of essential body chemicals.
Biotin Cheese, egg yolks, mushrooms, grains Glucose production, fat synthesis
Folate B9 Green leafy vegetables; liver, beans, grains, DNA synthesis and protein metabolism,
Citrus fruits reduction of risk for certain birth defects, homocysteine metabolism.
Fat avocado, nuts, olives, oils suppress inflammation, promote healthy
(canola, olive, peanut, sesame), tissue functioning and helps in brain
seeds, peanut butter (old fashion), seafood communication.
Protein Corn, roast beef, poultry, chicken, fish, egg, nuts Confer shape and structure in bones, teeth,
cheese, milk, yogurt, pasta skin, tendons, cartilage, blood vessels, and other tissues.
Carbohydrates Fruits, vegetables, and grains Fuel for most body functions, critical energy source for nerve cells. protects the body's internal linings and membranes. affect cell- cell communication, nerve and brain cell function and certain disease processes.
Sizer, F. & Whitney, E. (2013). Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies (13th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
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