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Vitamins

Vitamins are nutrients that the body needs to function properly and fight disease. There are 13 essential vitamins that can be categorized as either fat-soluble or water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K are stored in fat cells while water-soluble vitamins such as the B vitamins and C need to be replenished daily. Common food sources of vitamins include fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, fish, and dairy products.

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Vitamins

Vitamins are nutrients that the body needs to function properly and fight disease. There are 13 essential vitamins that can be categorized as either fat-soluble or water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K are stored in fat cells while water-soluble vitamins such as the B vitamins and C need to be replenished daily. Common food sources of vitamins include fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, fish, and dairy products.

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Vitamins

Defined :- Vitamins are nutrients your body needs to function


and fight off disease. There are 13 vitamins that are
essential to your body working well.

Types and Examples of Foods


Your body takes what it needs from the food you eat and
then excretes what is not needed as waste.

There are two types of vitamins:

Fat-Soluble Vitamins :- are stored in your fat cells,


consequently requiring fat in order to be absorbed.
Vitamin A[1913] (Retinol, retinal) - comes from orange
colored fruits and vegetables; dark leafy greens, like
kale.Night blindness,Keratomalacia
Vitamin D[1920](Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol)- can be
found in fortified milk and dairy products; cereals; (and of
course, sunshine!). Rickets and Osteomalacia
Vitamin E[1922] (Tocopherols, tocotrienols)- is found in
fortified cereals; leafy green vegetables; seeds; nuts.mild
hemolytic anemiain newborn infants
Vitamin K[1929](phylloquinone, menaquinones)- can be
found in dark green leafy vegetables; turnip/beet
greensmild hemolytic anemiain newborn infants

Water-Soluble Vitamins :- are not stored in your


body; therefore, they need to be replenished daily.
Vitamin B1[1910], or Thiamin - come from whole grains;
enriched grains; liver; nuts; seeds. Beriberi, Wernicke-
Korsakoff syndrome
Vitamin B2[1920], or Riboflavin - comes from whole
grains; enriched grains; dairy products.Ariboflavinosis.
Vitamin B3[1936], or Niacin - comes from meat; fish;
poultry; whole grains.Liver Pellagra

Vitamin B5[1931], or Pantothenic Acid - comes from


meat; poultry; whole grains. Liver Paresthesia
Vitamin B6[1934], or Pyridoxine - comes from fortified
cereals; soy productsRice bran. Anemia, peripheral
neuropathy.

Vitamin B7[1931], or Biotin - is found in fruits; meats.


Liver Dermatitis, enteritis
Vitamin B9[1941], or Folic Acid (Folate) - comes from
leafy Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with
birth defects, such as neural tube defects
Vitamin B12 [1926] (Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin,
methylcobalamin)- comes from fish; poultry; meat; dairy
products. Liver Megaloblastic anemia

Vitamin C [1920](Ascorbic acid) - comes from citrus fruits


and juices, such as oranges and grapefruits; red, yellow,
and green peppers. Scurvy .

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