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Article: Learn the ABCs of vitamins.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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Byline: Harry Jackson Jr.
Vitamins.
We hear about them all the time, but how many of us really know what we are putting in our bodies?
Vitamins are actually a group of chemicals that the body needs in very small quantities. Their job is not to actually do anything but rather to help other chemicals do their jobs.
The misconceptions of what vitamins should or shouldn't be expected to do are rampant, and professionals fear their misuse. Experts are especially nervous about the megadoses available on store shelves. Megadoses of some vitamins can actually be poisonous.
What are vitamins?
Picture a machine that needs ...