Activity 1.21- Is high Vitamin C all it claims to be? Purpose: * To investigate the vitamin C content of fruit juice * To investigate which type of fruit juice provides the most vitamin C The quantity of vitamin C in food and drink can be determined using a simple colour test. Vitamin C decolourises the blue dye DCPIP (dichlorophenolindolphenol). Vitamin C is an antioxidant and reduces the DCPIP. DCPIP changes from blue to colourless (or slightly pink) as it becomes reduced. We will
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Analysis of Commercial Vitamin C Tablets Aim: To employ iodometric titration to determine the content of vitamin C in commercial tablets using volumetric analysis and compares it with the manufacturersÂ’ specifications. Introduction Vitamin C is an essential substance for maintaining good health and it is proved to be the agent which prevents scurvy. Most animals can synthesize their own vitamin C‚ but some‚ such as human cannot. Owing to the increasing concern for oneÂ’s health
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Background of the Research Vitamin supplements bring added nutritional values to people’s health. With their contents of the certain recommended amount of minerals and vitamins needed for staying healthy‚ vitamin supplements have become more and more popular especially for those with hectic and busy lifestyles. These people believe that daily or regular consumption of vitamin supplements helps to ensure the proper intake of nutrition needed—a compensation for what they might have missed or lost
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Whole Food Nutrition vs. Vitamin Supplements Whole Food Nutrition vs. Synthetic Vitamins which is healthier? Ever since I can remember my mom has been a health nut. We have always taken nutritional supplements and eaten organic food as much as possible. Over the years of taking vitamins supplements‚ I didn’t notice a change in my health. I did notice when I ate whole foods I felt better than when I ate chemically manufactured fast food. The fast food made my stomach burn. I can also remember
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The Effect of Vitamin C on Plant Growth Aim: To determine the effect of salt/ sugar/ caffeine/ vitamin C on seed germination. Hypothesis: The plant will grow slowly or die due to the Vitamin C. Equipment: * 2 cups * 2 measuring cups * Water * Vitamin C/ orange Juice * Soil * 4 seed (2 for each cup) * A ruler Method: 1. Pour ¾ of soil into each cup 2. Plant 2 seeds into each cup. Put it about half way down the soil 3. Mix 1mL of orange juice with 5mL
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1 WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE VITAMINS? Why Do People Take Vitamins? Tanya Goodden Thammasat University Author Note ID: 5306643xxx Business English Communication Program‚ Thammasat University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Tanya Goodden‚ Business English Communication Program‚ Thammasat University‚ Thailand. E-mail: xxx@hotmail.com EB 333 2 WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE VITAMINS? Abstract This research was performed to determine the main factor that influences people‟s
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Vitamins vs. chemotherapy and radiation for cancer therapy We have a general understanding of cancer--one-third of cancer patients die in five years. (1) With present therapies‚ only slow annual improvement is expected. Vitamins have been extensively demonstrated in clinic trials. (2)‚ (3) Vitamins can strengthen the immune system to improve regular therapies and safely kill cancer. Here we compare cancer therapy by multivitamins with radiation and most chemotherapies. The big question is: Why are
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Although many of us studying behavior want to accept the hypothesis; taking vitamins causes crime‚ there are many possible factors we need to consider before confirming the hypothesis to be true. By avoiding the “correlation versus causation fallacy‚” illustrated in the textbook‚ the newspaper article lacks sufficient evidence to conclude vitamins as a cause to the increase in crime reports. By conducting an experimental design‚ researchers can test if there’s any correlation between the two variables
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Assignment 11.1 State the organizational pattern chosen: Problem-Solution Pattern Topic The Opportunity for Improved Quality and Length of Life by taking Vitamin K2MK-7 General Purpose To persuade the audience to take action Specific Purpose Following my speech‚ the audience members will add Vitamin K2MK-7 to their daily diets. Thesis By adding Vitamin K2MK-7 to your daily diet‚ you will achieve improved quality and length of life. Introduction Gain audience attention I. If improved quality and
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Along with other minerals‚ vitamins are substances that a person can find in the food they eat. There are nutrients which are essential to the body‚ because all metabolic reactions in the organism happen thanks to their presence. One of the greatest things about vitamins is that they can be taken in both pill and liquid form. Experts in nutrition consider liquid vitamins to be a remarkable breakthrough in the domain. This is one of the reasons which may explain the lately outburst of liquid supplement
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