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    Vitamin Name Deficiency effects’ Vitamin B1 thiamine Deficiency causes beriberi. Symptoms of this disease of the nervous system include weight loss‚ emotional disturbances‚ Wernicke’s encephalopathy (impaired sensory perception)‚ weakness and pain in the limbs‚ periods of irregular heartbeat‚ and edema (swelling of bodily tissues). Heart failure and death may occur in advanced cases. Chronic thiamine deficiency can also cause Korsakoff’s syndrome‚ an irreversible psychosis characterized by amnesia

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    Importance of Vitamins

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    essential fatty acids are flax‚ canola oil‚ fish and soy. Vitamins Vitamin E improves circulation to all parts of the body. The scalp needs proper circulation in order for hair follicles to be stimulated. Vitamin E can be found in avocados‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ olive oil‚ wheat germ‚ dried beans‚ soybeans‚ and dark green leafy vegetables. The B vitamins which include Biotin‚ Vitamin B6‚ Vitamin B12‚ and Pantothenic Acid prevent hair loss. These vitamins can easily be incorporated by adding eggs‚ meat‚ poultry

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    VITAMINS‚ THEIR TYPES AND USES Vitamins are vital nutrients‚ indispensable to perform various tasks within the human body in order to promote optimal health and prevent various diseases. How do Vitamins work? Although required in minimal quantities these vitamins cannot be synthesised by the human body. Hence‚ they rely on easily available animal and plant sources for replenishment. These vitamins in conjunction with other nutrients help break down proteins‚ thereby stabilising metabolism‚ enabling

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    1. Vitamins are good for everyone’s health. Discuss A vitamin is an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts. An organic chemical compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be produced in sufficient quantities by an organism‚ and must be obtained from the diet. (Vitamin) Some of the most important vitamins and most commonly used which are good for everyone’s health are Vitamin A‚ Vitamin B1‚ Vitamin B2‚ Vitamin B6‚ Vitamin C‚ Vitamin E and Niacin (B3). Vitamin

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    Brand Name & Punch Line INGREDIENTS Vitamin A Vitamin D3 Thiamin Mononitrate Riboflavin I.P Pyridoxine Hcl IP Mecobalamin Niacinamide Calcium Pantothenate IP (vitamin B5) vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) Vitamin E Biotin Magnesium Copper Zinc Molybdenum Selenium Chromium Lutein (10%) Folic acid Zeaxanthin QTY. 5000 IU 400 IU 5 MG 5 MG 1.5 MG 500 MCG 50 MG 10 MG 75 MG 25 mg 150 MCG 30 mg 0.55 mg 21 mg 11 mcg 37 mcg 32 mcg 6 mg 1.5 mg 300 mcg Composition PACK SIZE SALES PACK THERAPY PACK CASE

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    Vitamin B5 Case Study

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    Belonging to the B-complex vitamin family‚ an optimal amount of vitamin B5 should be included in a healthy diet to ensure good health and proper functioning of all the organ systems. This vitamin serves a wide range of functions in the body‚ from the production neurotransmitters in the brain‚ the fabrication of steroids‚ enhancing the immune system to the extraction of fats‚ proteins and other important nutrients from food. Vitamin B5 is also found in blood plasma and is sometimes called panthenoic

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    Soluble Vitamins Annette Dixon Science/241 October 21‚ 2012 Pam Mahre The vitamin classifications are a Fat- Soluble vitamin which is vitamin A‚ D‚ E‚ and F. Fat- Soluble is not necessary to take every day. But you do need to take them‚ because they perform important functions in the body like blood clotting and the absorbency of calcium. And to make sure you don’t get too much of these vitamins you should make sure you are eating the right foods to maintain a healthy diet. The other vitamin classification

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    Fat- and Water-soluble Vitamins Vitamins are primarily classified by solubility. Some vitamins are soluble in water and others are soluble in fat. “According to The National Institute of Health‚ the body needs 13 vitamins for normal health.” This includes vitamins A‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ K and the B complex vitamins‚ thiamine‚ riboflavin‚ niacin‚ pantothenic acid‚ biotin‚ B6‚ B12 and folate. Each of these vitamins provides a variety of functions to the body which can be obtained from a well balanced diet

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    Vitamins In the early 20th century the discovery of vitamins began. Today there is a chance that there are some vitamins that are still undiscovered. The definition of vitamin is: one of several substances necessary for animal nutrition‚ and occurring in minute quantities in natural foods; numerous types have been distinguished‚ and designated by the letters of the alphabet. Each and every living animal needs vitamins to grow and be healthy. Since the human body can t produce

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    Mariam Haider Micronutrients Vitamins Written Task Design Brief; Foods are not ‘pure’ substances. Although referred to as protein foods‚ or carbohydrate foods‚ this only recognized the food to be high in a particular nutrient. In fact‚ foods are mixtures of different nutrients and other chemical substances such as toxins‚ pigments and additives. Protein‚ carbohydrates and fat are regarded as macronutrients due to the size of their molecules. These nutrients are needed in large quantities

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