Chapter 18 Vitamins and Minerals

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  1. 2. a disease of the nervous system that causes partial paralysis, weakness, mental confusion, and death
  2. 3. excessively large amounts
  3. 5. a vitamin D deficiency diseases that causes softf, weak bones
  4. 10. a compound that can be changed into a vitamin in the body
  5. 11. a disease that causes skin eruption, digestive and nervous disturbances, and eventual mental decline
  6. 12. complex organic substances vital to life
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  1. 1. an orange plant pigment that can be changed into vitamin A in the intestines and liver
  2. 4. dissolve in lipids
  3. 6. dissolve in water
  4. 7. adult rickets
  5. 8. a loss in bone density due to a prolonged deficiency of calcium
  6. 9. compounds that come from plant sources and may help improves health and reduce the risk of some diseases