Micronutrients

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  1. 2. Helps to release energy from food
  2. 4. Helps to make thyroid hormones
  3. 7. Vitamin D helps the body to absorb this mineral
  4. 9. This group of vitamins are absorbed and stored in the body
  5. 11. Found in offal, red meat, beans, pulses, nuts and seeds, fish (e.g. canned sardines, cockles and mussels), quinoa, wholemeal bread and dried fruit
  6. 12. Folate/Folic Acid make red blood cells to carry which gas around the body?
  7. 13. What system does Vitamin C help to work?
  8. 14. This group of vitamins absorb what they need and then excrete the rest through urine.
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  1. 1. Vitamin A can be found in Liver, ______,eggs, dark green leafy vegetables and orange-coloured fruits and vegetables
  2. 2. Inorganic substances required by the body in small amounts for a variety of different functions
  3. 3. Very small amounts found naturally in food
  4. 5. Helps to protect the cells in our bodies against damage.
  5. 6. How many vitamins does the vitamin B group have in it?
  6. 8. Required by the body in small amounts
  7. 10. Vitamin K is needed for the normal clotting of what?