Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin is found in vegetable oil, green leafy vegetables, wheat germ, egg yolk, butter and liver. It functions are known as an «antioxidant» for other vitamins, and it prevents other fatty-acid proteins from being burnt up prematurely. In this way, it helps prevent cell-membrane damages. Most experts believe that its deficiency can only occur in extreme cases of malnutrition, but this doesn’t mean that supplements might not be useful. One recent study has found that this vitamin which is in blood, helps to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
ПОЛУЧИТЬ ОТВЕТ Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin is found in liver, butter, whole milk, cheese and egg yolks (retinol), carrots, leafy greens, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, cantaloupes and so on. It is extremely important for skin health, mucous membrane health, visual functions, bone health and tooth development. A deficiency of it can cause impaired growth, night-blindness, diarrhoea and increased mortality. Experiments in giving large supplements of this vitamin for malnourished kids have had mixed results. Some results have reported a reduction in infant and children's mortality.
Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin is found mostly in fortified dairy products and in fish oil. Egg yolk contains this vitamin. Egg yolk is particularly important for hardening of bones and teeth, for aiding in the intestine’s absorption of calcium. Deficiencies of this vitamin can cause rickets in children and more rarely, osteomalacia in adults. Overdoses are known to cause retarded growth, kidney damage and calcium deposits in the soft tissues.
Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin has its own complex of vitamins. The vitamins of this complex can be found in meat, liver, milk, shellfish, cheese, whole and fortified grains and nuts. Thiamin serves in carbohydrate metabolism and in production of ribose for RNA and DNA. Pyroxidine also serves as a coenzyme in protein metabolism. Riboflavin functions as a coenzyme helping cells to use oxygen and to get energy from food. Cobalamin serves as a coenzyme in nucleic acid synthesis and in development of red blood cells. Deficiencies of this vitamin complex can cause anaemia, skin problems and other diseases.
Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin (ascorbic acid) is found in many vegetables and fruit. It is needed for holding body cells together, healing wounds, broken bones and resisting infection. Many experts claim that this vitamin can cure cancer and prevent common colds. However, some studies have given conclusive evidence that this vitamin cannot make miracles. Like other water-soluble vitamins, however, it is easily depleted from a human's body. Any balanced diet needs this vitamin.
Read and match the heading to the short text. This vitamin is in green leafy vegetables such as turnip greens, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli. It is certain in vegetable oil including soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil and olive oil. In general, animal food contains limited amounts of this vitamin. It is naturally produced by the bacteria in the intestines. It plays an essential role in normal blood clotting, promotes bone health and helps to produce proteins for blood, bones and kidneys.
