Question

What are the food sources for fiber and what are its functions in the body?

What are water soluble vitamins, what are their sources and what do they help with in the body?

What are fat soluble vitamins, what are their sources and what do they help with in the body?

Answer 1

ans. a) beans, whole grsin, nuts, watery fruits like lemon, etc

these are slow to digest and decreases blood cholesterol levels,

ans.b) vitamins that re soluble in water- vit.b complex like 1-12,vit.c.

Vitamin	Function	Food Sources
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	Helps with energy production in your body.	grains, Liver, pork, dried beans, nuts and seeds
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	Helps with energy production in your body. Helps your body use other B vitamins.	Soybeans, meat, liver and eggs Mushrooms Milk, cheese, yogurt, grains
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)	Helps your body to use protein, fat and carbohydrate to make energy. Helps enzymes work properly in your body.	Mushrooms Peanut butter, meat, fish, poultry Whole grains, enriched grains
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	Helps your body to make and use protein and glycogen which is the stored energy in your muscles and liver. Helps form hemoglobin which carries oxygen in your blood.	Potatoes, bananas 100% bran, instant oatmeal Meat, fish, poultry, liver, soybeans, chickpeas, lentils, pistachio, nuts, sunflower seeds
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)	Works with the vitamin folate to make DNA. Helps to make healthy blood cells.	Milk, cheese, yogurt, fortified soy or rice beverages Meat, fish, poultry, liver, eggs.
Vitamin C	May help prevent cell damage and reduce risk for certain diseases.	Citrus fruits, sprouts, tomatoes, leafy vegetable

ans.c) fat soluble vitamins are vit. A, D,E,K

sources- nuts, fruits, carrots, milk and milk poducts,

role-

vit.a- immunoprotection and retinol formation

vit.d- bone and teeth formation

vit.e- anti-oxidant agent

vit.k- coagulation cascade