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The Function of Vitamins
Vitamins
are essential to life. They provide for good health by regulating
all of our body’s functions. For example, they help the body
produce energy from the foods that we eat, supply the substances to
repair broken bones, provide for replacing skin, help us see, allow
for healthy hair and nail growth, insure proper functioning of our
heart, brain, digestive system, immune system, and nervous system.
Vitamins are divided into two groups; water-soluble and fat- soluble.
Water-soluble vitamins are C, and the B vitamins, while fat-soluble
vitamins are A, D, E, and K. The body needs both types of vitamins
every day for good health.
We provided you with the following information for the main vitamins.
- Description: The activity of the vitamin
- Complimentary Nutrients: a list of nutrients
that help the vitamins do their work
- Antagonists: things that prevent the vitamin
from working properly
- Health Benefits: specific health benefits the
vitamin provides
- Therapeutic Uses: aliments that can be cured
by the vitamin
- Deficiency Indicators: symptoms that indicate
a lack of the vitamin
- Dosage: the daily amount of the vitamin to
take
- Sources: foods that provide the vitamin
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