### food | nourishment | vitamin:

Prenatal vitamin
* Most prenatal vitamins contain an iron supplement
  - potassium
  - have the recommended levels of vitamins and folic acid
* Most prenatal vitamins help essential nutrients
* Some prenatal vitamins contain acid
  - fluoride
* are a vital part of a healthy pregnancy
  - also very important to begin before conception
  - often the source of iron poisoning in children
  - the only source of folic acid supplements
* provide only part of the needed calcium, so also choose food sources.

Several vitamin
* are noted for their effectiveness in reducing allergic symptoms.
* contain sulfur.

Synthetic vitamin
* Most synthetic vitamins have effects
  - negative effects
* Most synthetic vitamins have net effects
  - toxic effects
  - increase excretion
  - stimulate metabolism

### food | nourishment | vitamin:

Vitamin a
* Some vitamin A is lost in the fat during frying.
* Vitamin A activates gene to guide kidney development
  - builds the body's immune system
  - can also be toxic if consumed in significant excess for an extended period of time
* Vitamin A can be dangerous for pregnant women
  - when taken in high doses over long periods of time
* Vitamin A can be toxic in high amounts
  - high doses and can build up in the body
  - large doses, and when taken during pregnancy can cause birth defects
* Vitamin A can be toxic to the liver if taken in large amounts
  - the liver, so be careful
  - very toxic in high doses
  - cause irreversible birth defects when taken by pregnant women
  - help to promote healing of gum tissue
  - possibly enhance immunity
* Vitamin A can potentially aid in vaginal healing
  - heal the mucous membranes
  - reduce complications from malaria in children
  - counteracts night blindness and weak eyesight
  - exerts a protective effect on the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, throat and lungs
* Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes
  - keep the mucus membranes found in the nose, mouth and digestive system healthy
  - lactating mothers and their infants, studies show
* Vitamin A helps prevent eye disease
  - infection by protecting the mucous membranes
  - protect the body from infection
  - restore balance to dry skin an increase elasticity
* Vitamin A helps support eye, skin and immune system health
  - healthy vision, skin, and helps supports immune function
  - to keep bones, skin, eyes and lungs in a healthy state
  - supports immunity by maintaining the integrity of the body's mucosal surfaces

Vitamin u
* Vitamin U is found in cabbage and other green vegetables.
* Vitamin U is the anti-ulcer vitamin
  - methylsulfonium salt of methionine
  - useful in preventing ulcers

Nutritious food
* Many nutritious foods are low in fat, salt and sugar but still can be appealing.
* Most nutritious food increases energy
  - vital energy
* Some nutritious food consists of mollusks.
* can keep the heart, colon, and other organs healthy.
* contain vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting phytochemicals.
* form the foundation of a healthy life at every age.
* is scarce and children are vulnerable to malnutrition.

Particulate food
* includes small insect larvae, oligochaete worms, and tadpoles.
* passes into a. food vacuole in the cytoplasm, where it is digested.

Perishable food
* Most perishable foods require some processing to ensure they have an adequate shelf life.
* can remain at room temperature a maximum of two hours
  - wilt
* is what refrigerators, freezers, preservatives, and expiration dates are all about.

Persian food
* is one of the world's great old cuisines, handed down from one generation to another
  - somewhere between Lebanese food and the food of India
* use unique spicing.