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Vitamins

A vitamin is an organic molecule that is an essential micro-nutrient which an organism needed in small quantity for the proper functioning of its metabolism.

• Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism, either at all or not in sufficient quantities, and therefore must be obtained through the diet.

• Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions.

• Vitamin B- 12 is one of the most important essential vitamin.

 

Types of vitamins 

There are two main types of vitamins;  4 fat-soluble and 9 water-soluble vitamins, Water-soluble vitamins dissolve easily in water

 

1. Fat Soluble Vitamins

• Vitamin A, D, E, & K are classified as Fat soluble vitamins.
• Fat soluble vitamins dissolve in fat and can be stored in your liver  and fatty tissue until needed.
• They keep your heart working properly to allowing your blood to clot.

2. Water Soluble Vitamins

• It include vitamin C and vitamin B complex.
• They dissolve in water.
• Vitamin A in it's Beta-Carotene form us also water soluble.
• Water soluble vitamins are generally not stored in the body.
  

Types of vitamins