SCI/241 Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins There are many different types of vitamins and each has its own special role in the body‚ they might all be different but they all are essential for the body’s health. All the different vitamins are categorized into two groups‚ Fat soluble vitamins (vitamins A and E) and then there are water soluble vitamins (vitamins B-complex and C). Vitamins are an important part of the body’s daily intake‚ because they
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Vitamins Vitamin is defined as any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism‚ found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically (Dictionary.com‚ 2012). We need vitamins and minerals for our bodies to function properly. By eating a variety of foods‚ we can often supply our bodies with the necessary vitamins it needs‚ but in some cases it is necessary to take a vitamin supplement as well. By eating a good diet in conjunction
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Vitamins Vitamins are vital organic nutrients essential to over all health and are needed for cells and fluids in the body. They are found in all the foods that we eat‚ and must be consumed in small quantities since our bodies cannot make them. They are also available in dietary supplements‚ but those are only suggested if necessary‚ like if the body is not getting enough vitamins from food. Even though vitamins do not supply energy as carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins do‚ they are vital because
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VITAMINS Introduction Vitamins are organic food substances found only in living things‚ i.e. plants and animals. They are essential for our bodies to function properly‚ for growth‚ energy and for our general well-being. With very few exceptions the human body cannot manufacture or synthesize vitamins. They must be supplied in our diet or in man-made dietary supplements. Some people believe that vitamins can replace food‚ but that is incorrect. In fact‚ vitamins cannot be assimilated without also
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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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Rick & Rosalinda Puetter—Personal vitamin/supplement use and practice‚ 6 February 2000. Vitamins‚ Supplements & Their Uses I. Introduction Our interest in vitamins‚ dietary supplements‚ and nutritional biochemistry began in 1994. I in particular was a severe skeptic about supplements in general‚ and thought everything one’s body needed could be supplied from a “healthy diet”. This‚ of course‚ is true to some degree. Healthy diets allow one to live a long and pleasant life. This does not mean
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Vitamin A Retinoic acid‚ or Vitamin A‚ is an essential human nutrient referring to a family of similarly shaped molecules called the retinoids. Its discovery dates back to research done in 1906‚ which indicated that factors other than carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ and fats were necessary to keep cattle healthy. Vitamin A was independently discovered by Elmer McCollum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ and Lafayette Mendel and Thomas Osborne at Yale University. It was named due to the fact that
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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 in
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Is High Vitamin C all it claims to be? These days‚ there is much concern on our consumption of food drink‚ we’re told we do not intake the required daily level of fruit and veg‚ many manufactures claim to provide excellent levels of nutrients‚ This experiment will be carried out to see whether the vitamin c levels claimed by manufacturers are actually present in the drinks‚ this will be done by experimenting various drinks using blue DCPIP solution. The quantity of vitamin C in food and drink
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classes of vitamins are Fat – soluble vitamins and water – soluble vitamins. Fat – soluble vitamins include vitamin A‚ vitamin D‚ vitamin E‚ and vitamin K. These vitamins are considered fat soluble vitamins because they are stored in the body for long periods of time and are harder to break down‚ while water soluble vitamins are not. Water – soluble vitamins include vitamin B1 (thiamin)‚ vitamin B2 (riboflavin)‚ vitamin B6‚ vitamin B12‚ and vitamin C‚ folic acid‚ and niacin. These vitamins are classified
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