Vitamin Crossword

3. Helps convert food into energy, B vitamin
5. Formal name for vitamin that helps produce collagen
6. Vitamin D helps to regulate levels of calcium and what other mineral in body
7. Levels of this amino acid may be lowered due to folic acid
9. Necessary for absorbing vitamin B12 in stomach
12. Helps release neurotransmitter, acetylcholine; found in milk, eggs, and liver
13. Formal name for a B vitamin that aids in creating fats, neurotransmitters, and hemoglobin
14. Third form of vitamin A after retinol and retinoic acid
16. Vitamin that acts as an antioxidant; may help to prevent Alzheimer’s
18. Activates calcium cascade, essential in blood clotting
19. Sources of this pro-vitamin include sweet potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin

1. Deficiency of this vitamin can cause Pellagra
2. Vitamin thought of most during cold and flu season
4. Three forms of vitamin B6 include pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, and this form
5. Formal name for vitamin E
8. B vitamin that helps turn food into energy; found in milk, yogurt, and cheese; sensitive to light
10. Helps prevent brain defects related to the brain and spine
11. When taking this type of medication, vitamin K consumption must be consistent
15. Formal name for vitamin that is synthesized in part by the sun
17. Necessary in bone and hair health; produced by bacteria in GI tract