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Vitamins are classified by their biological and chemical activity... Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions... vitamins are bound to... Vitamins also act as... vitamins were obtained solely through food intake... Vitamins have been produced as commodity chemicals and made widely available as inexpensive pills for several... The discovery of vitamins and their structure... Vitamins are classified as either... soluble vitamins are readily excreted from the body... 8 B vitamins and vitamin C... Vitamins are essential for the normal growth and development of a multicellular organism... It requires certain vitamins and minerals to be present at certain times... vitamins are obtained with food... Humans can produce some vitamins from precursors they consume... vitamins remain essential nutrients for the healthy maintenance of the cells... Deficiencies of vitamins are classified as either primary or secondary... s diet may be deficient in vitamins A and B... the addition of vitamins and minerals to common foods... some vitamins have documented side effects that tend to be more severe with a larger dosage... At high enough dosages some vitamins cause side effects such as... The concentrations of vitamins an individual can tolerate vary widely... overdose exposure to all formulations of vitamins was reported by 62... Vitamin supplements may also contain levels of vitamins many times higher... most common vitamins have recommended upper daily intake amounts... vitamins which are manufactured for food consumption by humans or animals must be manufactured to... The reason the set of vitamins seems to skip directly from E to K is that the vitamins corresponding to... as well as the earlier names of vitamins that later became part of the B... Please select specific vitamins from the list at the top of the page...

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