Vitamin Crossword

5. Activates calcium cascade, essential in blood clotting
6. B vitamin that helps turn food into energy; found in milk, yogurt, and cheese; sensitive to light
7. Helps convert food into energy, B vitamin
8. Formal name for a B vitamin that aids in creating fats, neurotransmitters, and hemoglobin
12. Levels of this amino acid may be lowered due to folic acid
13. Vitamin D helps to regulate levels of calcium and what other mineral in body
14. Vitamin thought of most during cold and flu season
15. Helps prevent brain defects related to the brain and spine
16. Third form of vitamin A after retinol and retinoic acid
18. Necessary for absorbing vitamin B12 in stomach

1. Helps release neurotransmitter, acetylcholine; found in milk, eggs, and liver
2. Three forms of vitamin B6 include pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, and this form
3. Deficiency of this vitamin can cause Pellagra
4. Sources of this pro-vitamin include sweet potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin
9. Formal name for vitamin E
10. Formal name for vitamin that helps produce collagen
11. Necessary in bone and hair health; produced by bacteria in GI tract
17. Vitamin that acts as an antioxidant; may help to prevent Alzheimer’s
19. Formal name for vitamin that is synthesized in part by the sun
20. When taking this type of medication, vitamin K consumption must be consistent