Vitamins and Minerals

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  1. 2. A poor diet can cause ___ blemishes
  2. 4. A fruit high in vitamin c
  3. 9. The chemical name for vitamin c
  4. 11. Helps to prevent tooth decay
  5. 13. Vitamin K helps blood to ____
  6. 16. A source of vitamin d (two words)
  7. 17. A mineral that builds hemoglobin in the blood
  8. 19. Calcium helps prevent _____ in adults
  9. 22. Some vitamins are destroyed by prolonged cooling in large amounts of water because they are
  10. 24. For maximum nutrition, this must be cooked in a small amount of water until just tender
  11. 27. The chemical substances our body needs for health
  12. 28. Vitamins and minerals cannot be ______ by our bodies
  13. 30. A complex carbohydrate found in the skin and pulp of vegetables
  14. 31. A deficiency of this vitamin causes beriberi
  15. 32. An enlargement of the thyroid gland cause by lack of iodine
  16. 33. Vitamins and minerals do not provide ___ for the body
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  1. 1. This vitamin maintains the normal functions for the nervous system, skin, and digestive tract
  2. 3. Vitamins ______ are fat soluble vitamins
  3. 5. Vitamin D helps prevent _____
  4. 6. ____ are found in relatively large amounts in the body
  5. 7. A deficiency of Niacin in the body could cause _________
  6. 8. Adequate amounts of vitamin c prevent this disease
  7. 9. A type of disease cause by lack of iron in the body
  8. 10. The green substance found in green vegetables
  9. 12. Vitamin B2 is also known as
  10. 14. Vitamins and minerals must be ____ in our food
  11. 15. A group of fruits high in ascorbic acid
  12. 18. _______ regulate the body chemistry & body functions
  13. 20. A yellow pigment in carrots that can be converted into vitamin A in the body
  14. 21. An absence of an essential nutrient
  15. 23. _____ are sometimes chemical constituents of vitamins
  16. 25. When vitamins were first discovered they were called by letters of the
  17. 26. The ultraviolet rays of this are converted into vitamin d in the body
  18. 29. A mineral required for proper function of the thyroid gland