VITAMINS
VITAMIN K (Phylloquinone)
SOURCE
Green leafy vegetables, soya beans. The human body can also produce Vitamin K through germs in the colon(part of small intestine).
FUNCTION
- Helps blood clotting, prevent over bleeding
- Maintains health of the liver
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
Uncontrol bleeding from wounds due to clotting difficulty
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
Can lead to liver damage
VITAMIN E (Tocopherol)=Beauty Vitamin
It is also known as Antisterility Vitamin.
Green leafy vegetables, whole-wheat cereals, nuts, sprouts, egg yolk
FUNCTION
- Maintains normal conditions of cells, and healthy skin and tissues
- Protects red blood cells
- Antioxidation
- Enhance immunity
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
New born infants: haemolytic anaemia
Adults: weakness
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
- Low thyroxine level
- Fertility Desease
- Headache, dizziness, fatigue
- Stomach discomfort, poor appetite
VITAMIN D (Calciferol)=(Sunhine Vitamin)
SOURCE
Egg yolk, liver, cod liver oil, fish. Our skins also produces Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight
FUNCTION
- Helps body absorb and utilize calcium and phosphorus, so as to maintain bones, teeth and brain healthy
- Maintains normal calcium level in blood
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
- Children: rickets
- Adults: Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
- Calcified cartilage
- High calcium level in the blood causes abnormal heart beat and damage to organs such as kidneys
- Vomiting, diarrhea
- Sore eyes
- Itchy skin
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