1. Vitamins and Minerals Prepared By: Şüheda SOLMAZ Ayşenur SEKBAN

2. Vitamins and minerals are substances that are found in foods that we eat. Our body need them to work properly and they are essential for the body to be able to use the other nutrients efficiently. Only very small amounts of them are enough for you.

3. What are the types of Vitamins? There are two types of vitamins fat solueble and water soluble.

4. What are Fat Soluble Vitamins? They wait around in your body fat until your body needs them. Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K

5. Vitamin A( Retinol) Vitamin A helps you see in colurs. And it’s great for night vision. Symptoms of deficiency - Poor night vision.

7. Vitamin D Vitamin D is needed for strong bones and teeth. It is needed absorption of calcium. Symptoms of deficiency Rickets - bones are soft and may bend.

9. What are Water Soluble Vitamins? Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12

10. Vitamin C This vitamin helps your body resist infection. It also protect cells from ageing. It helps you heal Symptoms of deficiency Scurvy- production of fibres in the body is affected.

12. Vitamins B B vitamins are important for metabolic activity They are also involved in making red blood cell. Symptoms of deficiency - Reduce respiration( Beri-beri)

16. Minerals Calcium Iron

17. Iron is added to foods when metal utensils are used in cooking. Symptoms of deficiency Anaemia-iron is used to produce haemoglobin for red blood cell.

18. Calcium Symptoms of deficiency Weak bones and teeth Poor clotting of blood Uncontrolled muscle contractions.

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