Journal of Nutraceuticals and Food Science

Vitamins: An Introduction

Vitamins are essential for optimum health, although they are required in considerably smaller quantities than macronutrients such as carbohydrates and lipids. They're essential for a variety of body processes, including cell reproduction and growth, but most critically, energy processing in cells. Vitamins are classified as "essential" since they are obtained through food. Vitamins are team players in that they aid in the absorption of other nutrients. For example, vitamin D improves calcium absorption, vitamin C is required for iron absorption, and B vitamins function together in cells.

Author(s):

A.K Johnson

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