What are Vitamins and
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A History Of Vitamins
Benefits of Vitamins
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Benefits Of Vitamins
Vitamins are known as either water-soluble, meaning
that they dissolve easily in water, or are
fat-soluble, and are absorbed through the intestinal
tract with the help of lipids. Each vitamin is
typically used in multiple reactions and, therefore,
most have multiple functions There are
thirteen vitamins, divided into two groups; four
fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), and nine
water-soluble vitamins (eight B vitamins and vitamin
C).
Vitamins for growth, health and the prevention
of disease.
Vitamins are essential for the normal growth and
development of a multi cellular organism. Using the
genetic blueprint inherited from its parents, a
foetus begins to develop, at the moment of
conception, from the nutrients it absorbs. The
developing foetus requires certain vitamins and
minerals to be present at certain times. These
nutrients facilitate the chemical reactions that
produce among other things, skin, bone, and muscle.
If there is serious deficiency in one or more of
these nutrients, a child may develop a deficiency
disease. Even minor deficiencies have the potential
to cause permanent damage.
For the most part, vitamins are obtained through
food sources. However, a few vitamins are obtained
by other means: for example, micro organisms in the
intestine produce vitamin K and biotin, while one
form of vitamin D is synthesized in the skin with
the help of natural ultraviolet in sunlight.
Once growth and development are completed, vitamins
remain essential nutrients for the healthy
maintenance of the cells, tissues, and organs that
make up a multi cellular organism; they also enable
a multi cellular life form to efficiently use
chemical energy provided by food eaten, and to help
process the proteins, carbohydrates, and fats
required for respiration.
Vitamin deficiencies
Deficiencies of vitamins are classified as either
primary or secondary. A primary deficiency occurs
when you do not get enough of the vitamin in the
food you eat. A secondary deficiency may be due to
an underlying disorder that prevents or limits the
absorption or use of the vitamin, due to a
“lifestyle factor”, such as smoking, excessive
alcohol consumption, or the use of medications that
interfere with the absorption or the body's use of
the vitamin. Individuals who eat a varied diet are
unlikely to develop a severe primary vitamin
deficiency. In contrast, restrictive diets have the
potential to cause prolonged vitamin deficits, which
may result in often painful and potentially deadly
diseases
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What are Vitamins and Minerals?
Vitamins and minerals are necessary to enable
people's bodies to function correctly. Although they
are consumed in foods every day....
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