Statistics for Nutrients and minerals quiz

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  • The average score is 6 of 17

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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
87%
Strengthens bones and reduces the chance of getting rickets.Calcium
70%
Helps to absorb the mineral iron and is antitoxidant.Vitamin C
61%
Repairs the body and helps the body grow .Protein
57%
Helps blood to clot in body when there is an injuryvitamin K
52%
Keeps you warm,provides store of energy and protects bones from damage.Fats
39%
Helps strengthen the enamel in teeth to help prevent tooth decay.Fluoride
35%
Excess can lead to high blood pressure and can put a strain on your heart.Sodium
30%
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%
Deficiency of this nutrient causes you to have anaemia and the nutrient is found mostly in meats.vitamin B12
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%
Is an antitoxidant so it stops cells being damaged from chemicals that can damage cells.(Found in nuts, and soya beans)Vitamin E
22%
To produce thyroxin a hormone that controls the metabolic rate of the body.Iodine
17%
Works with vitamin B12 to make red blood cells and helps reduce central nervous system defects.Vitamin B9
13%
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
4%
A source of long term energy to the body and made up of many sugar molecules and examples are starch,pectin and dextrin.Polysaccharides
4%

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