| Vitamins are organic compounds
necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of
life of animals, including man. They do not provide energy, {{U}}(21) {{/U}} do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for {{U}}(22) {{/U}} foods into energy and body maintenance. There are thirteen or more of them, and if {{U}}(23) {{/U}} is missing a deficiency disease becomes {{U}}(24) {{/U}} Vitamins are similar because they are {{U}}(25) {{/U}} of the same elements--usually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and {{U}}(26) {{/U}}. nitrogen. They are different {{U}}(27) {{/U}} their elements are arranged {{U}}(28) {{/U}}, and each vitamin {{U}}(29) {{/U}} one or more specific {{U}}(30) {{/U}} in the body. {{U}} (31) {{/U}} enough vitamins is essential to life, {{U}}(32) {{/U}} the body has no nutritional use for {{U}}(33) {{/U}} vitamins. Many people, {{U}}(34) {{/U}}, believe in being on the "safe side" and thus take extra vitamins. However, a {{U}}(35) {{/U}} diet will usually meet all the body's vitamin needs. |