VITAMINS

PRESENTED BY
DINI RAJ
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
REG NO: 13 375 005

FOOD
Food is any substance consumed to provide
nutritional support for the body. It is usually
origin, and contains essential animal or plant of
, proteins , fats , carbohydrates , such as nutrients
by ingested . The substance is minerals , or vitamins
and assimilated by the organism an
, energy in an effort to produce cells organism's
maintain life, or stimulate growth.

VITAMINS

Vitamins are organic compounds
which are needed in small
quantities to sustain life. We get
vitamins from food, because the
human body either does not
produce enough of them, or none at
all.




TWO GROUPS

1.water-soluble vitamins(B-complex
vitamins and C vitamins)

2. fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K)
water-soluble vitamins that need
regular replacement in the body,
fat-soluble vitamins are stored in
the liver and fatty tissues, and are
eliminated much more slowly than
water soluble vitamins
? WHAT IS VITAMIN A
Vitamin A is the name of a
group of fat-soluble retinoids,
including retinol, retinal, retinoic
acid, and retinyl esters

1. Vitamin A, also called retinol, has many
functions in the body.

2. In addition to helping the eyes adjust to
light changes, vitamin A plays an important
role in bone growth, tooth development,
reproduction, cell division, gene expression,
and regulation of the immune system.

3. The skin, eyes, and mucous
membranes of the mouth, nose,
throat and lungs depend on vitamin
A to remain moist.

4. Vitamin A is also an important
antioxidant that may play a role in
the prevention of certain cancers
Two forms of vitamin A are available in the
human diet:

1. preformed vitamin A
(retinol and its esterified form, retinyl
ester)

2. provitamin A carotenoids
.

Preformed vitamin A is found in foods from
animal sources, including dairy products, fish,
and meat (especially liver). By far the most
important provitamin A carotenoid is beta-
carotene; other provitamin A carotenoids are
alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin. The
body converts these plant pigments into vitamin
A
SOURCES OF VITAMIN A
Concentrations of preformed vitamin
A are highest in liver and fish oils .
Other sources of preformed vitamin A
are milk and eggs, which also include
some provitamin A.
fish oil cod liver oil
MILK & EGG
Most dietary provitamin A comes
from leafy green vegetables,
orange and yellow vegetables,
tomato products, fruits, and some
vegetable oils .
LEAFY GREEN VEGITABLES
ORANGE & YELLOW VEGITABLES
TOMATO PRODUCTS
A DEFICIENCY - VITAMIN
in humans. vitamin A is a lack of Vitamin A deficiency
It is common in poorer countries but rarely seen in
is one of Night blindness more developed countries.
, Xerophthalmia the first signs of vitamin A deficiency.
, and complete blindness can also occur keratomalacia
since Vitamin A has a major role in
. phototransduction

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