Vitamins and Minerals

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  1. 2. is crucial in regulating the heartbeat
  2. 4. A group of fruits that are high in ascorbic acid
  3. 5. vitamin d helps prevent this
  4. 7. An absence of an essential nutrient
  5. 11. these are found in relatively large amounts in the body
  6. 14. Vitamin B2 is also know as this
  7. 16. the ultraviolet rays from ___ are converted to Vitamin D in the body
  8. 17. the chemical name for vitamin c
  9. 19. a fruit high in vitamin c
  10. 21. A deficiency of niacin in the body could cause this
  11. 22. Vitamin K helps blood do this
  12. 23. fat soluble vitamins
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  1. 1. Calcium prevents this in adults
  2. 3. a yellow pigment found in carrots that can be converted to vitamin A in the body.
  3. 4. the green substance found in green vegetables
  4. 6. a mineral required for the proper function of the thyroid gland
  5. 8. the chemical substances the body need for health
  6. 9. A poor diet can cause _____ blemishes
  7. 10. vitamins and minerals do not provide this in the body
  8. 12. an enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by lack of iodine
  9. 13. helps tooth decay
  10. 15. adequate amounts of vitamin c prevents this disease
  11. 18. A complex carbohydrate found in the skin and pulp of vegetables
  12. 20. a mineral that builds hemoglobin in the blood