Micronutrients

Items

• Pantothenic acid

  A B-vitamin
• Peak bone mass

  Highest bone density attained
• Pellagra

  Niacin-deficiency disease
• Pigments

  Natural colouring matter
• Phosphorus

  Mineral for healthy bones
• Phytochemicals

  Compounds in plant-derived foods
• Potassium

  Mineral needed for cells and muscles
• Provitamin

  Substance converted into a vitamin
• Recommended dietary assessment

  Recommended nutrient intake levels
• Riboflavin

  Vitamin B2
• Rickets

  Vitamin D deficiency disease in children
• Sodium

  Mineral for fluid balance and nerves
• Sodium chloride

  Table salt
• Thiamin

  Vitamin B1
• Tolerable upper levels

  Highest safe nutrient intake
• Toxicity

  Harmful effect of excess substance
• Vitamin A

  Vitamin for vision and immunity
• Vitamin B

  B-complex vitamins
• Vitamin C

  Vitamin for healing and iron absorption
• Vitamin D

  Helps calcium absorption
• Vitamin E

  Antioxidant vitamin
• Vitamin K

  Helps blood clotting
• Vitamins

  Substances needed for growth
• Vitamin toxicity

  Harm caused by excessive vitamins
• Water soluble vitamins

  Vitamins that dissolve in water