VITAMINS B & C

VITAMIN B FUNCTIONS

• Needed for growth
• Maintance of healthy nerve tissue
• Formation of normal red blood cells

RDA & FOODS

• Males &females 14 and over 2.4micrograms per day
• Meat,poultry, fish,eggs and dairy products

DEFECIENCIES

• Red painful tongue and tingling burning in skin.
• Nerve damage can eventually lead to walking difficulties
• Paralysis.

VITAMIN C FUNCTIONS

• Acids in the formation of collagen
• Increases iron and calcium absorption
• Helps prevent cell damage

RDA

• Males ages 14 to 18, 75 milligrams per day
• After age 19 it increases to 90milligrams per day
• Females ages 14-18, is 65 milligrams per day
• After age 19 increases 75 per day

DEFICIENCIES

• Tiredness , weakness
• Shortness of breath
• Itching bones and muscle swollen
• Bleeding gums
• Lack of appetite