Vitamin D

SOURCES:

SUNLIGHT, FATTY FISH, BEEF LIVER, CHEESE, EGG YOLKS, MUSHROOMS, CEREALS, YOGHURT

FUNCTIONS:

REGULATES THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS,
HELPS IN CELL TO CELL COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE BODY

DEFICIENCY:

OSTEOPOROSIS, RICKETS

HARMFUL:

CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION, DAMAGES KIDNEYS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CONSTIPATION, POOR APPETITE

Vitamin A

SOURCES:

SWEET POTATO

PUMPKIN

CARROTS

SPINACH

APRICOTS

CHEESE

MILK

FUNCTIONS:

MAINTAINS HEALTHY TEETH, BONES, SOFT TISSUE, MUCUS MEMBRANES

DEFICIENCY:

FAT MAL ABSORPTION, OR LIVER DISORDERS, NIGHT BLINDNESS

HARMFUL:

LIVER ABNORMALITIES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS, AND OSTEOPOROSIS