Unit 21: Nutrition for Health and Social Care
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
Task: Describe the characteristics of the following vitamins by completing the table
Vitamins Function Food sources Effects of shortage Water soluble or Recommended
(include at least 3) fat soluble daily amount
(RDA)
A (fat Functions include night Fish oil Effects of shortage Fat soluble 0.7mg a day for
soluble) vision, keeping skin, Milk include night blindness, men
linings of nose, mouth, Butter itching, and dry and 0.6mg a day for
lungs and gut healthy, thickened skin. women
and used as antioxidant.
D (fat Functions include Oily fish Effects of shortage Fat soluble 8.5-10mg a day
soluble) absorption of calcium in Margarine include rickets, for babies aged
intestine, and regulating Sunlight osteomalacia and 0-1
calcium and magnesium fractures. 10mg a day from
in bone tissue. age 1 through to
adulthood
E (fat Functions include Eggs Effects of shortage Fat soluble 4mg a day for
soluble) maintaining healthy Vegetable oils include poor muscle men
muscles, used as Seeds circulatory and nerve 3mg a day for
antioxidant and protects performance. women
cell membranes.
K (fat Functions include blood Leafy Effects of shortage Fat soluble Adults require
soluble) clotting, bone vegetables include rare bleeding approximately
metabolism and Coffee into brain in new-born 1mg a day for
regulating blood calcium Bacon babies. each kg of their
levels. body weight
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