Vitamins and Minerals

If you are deficient in calcium, which disease could you get?

• Anemia
• Osteoperosis

Vitamin D's function is:

• Prevents Rickets, helps bones and teeth
• Hair, skin, prevents night blindness
• Prevents scurvy, healing
• Protects cell membranes

What food contains iron?

• Bananas
• Spinach
• Apples
• Celery

Anemia is caused by a lack of what mineral?

• Folate
• Iron
• Calcium
• Sodium

When our body is low in or missing an essential nutrient this is called a 

• deficiency
• devise
• without
• deficit

Which vitamin can be obtained from sunlight?

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D

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Which mineral helps build strong bones?

• calcium
• vitamin C
• collagen
• chromium

What is a source of vitamin C?

• Oranges
• Chicken
• Beef
• Milk

Iron is important for...

• Night vision
• immune system
• formation of blood cells
• cell formation

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Potassium helps to regulate

• Your bowels
• Your timekeeping
• Your eating times
• Your heart rate

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