Nutrients and minerals quiz - Statistics

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Function in body or deficiency or excess of having it. Nutrient % Correct
Helps calcium to be absorbed in the body. Vitamin D
83%
Strengthens bones and reduces the chance of getting rickets. Calcium
67%
Helps blood to clot in body when there is an injury vitamin K
56%
Repairs the body and helps the body grow . Protein
53%
Helps to absorb the mineral iron and is antitoxidant. Vitamin C
53%
Excess can lead to high blood pressure and can put a strain on your heart. Sodium
36%
Keeps you warm,provides store of energy and protects bones from damage. Fats
33%
Helps strengthen the enamel in teeth to help prevent tooth decay. Fluoride
33%
Deficiency of this nutrient causes you to have anaemia and the nutrient is found mostly in meats. vitamin B12
28%
Is an antitoxidant so it stops cells being damaged from chemicals that can damage cells.(Found in nuts, and soya beans) Vitamin E
25%
Enables energy to be released from carbohydrates during respiration. Deficiency can lead to a disease called beri beri where there can be problems with concentration , memory and heart rate because nerves and muscles are affected. Vitamin B1
22%
Helps energy to be released from carbohydrate,fat and from body cells during respiration. Vitamin B2
22%
Enables energy to be released from foods during respiration.Deficiency can lead to pellagra which causes dermatitis,diarrhoea and dementia. Vitamin B3
22%
Works with vitamin B12 to make red blood cells and helps reduce central nervous system defects. Vitamin B9
19%
To produce thyroxin a hormone that controls the metabolic rate of the body. Iodine
14%
A source of long term energy to the body and made up of many sugar molecules and examples are starch,pectin and dextrin. Polysaccharides
11%
Give you a short boost of energy ,as they take a short time to break down during digestion, which if not used is stored as fat. Monosaccharides
6%
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