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Article: Vitamins
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- Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy throughAdolescence
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Vitamins
Definition
Vitamins are organic components in food that are needed in very small amounts for growth and for maintaining good health. The vitamins include vitamins D, E, A, and K (fat-soluble vitamins), and folate (
folic acid
), vitamin B
12
, biotin, vitamin B
6
, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (water-soluble vitamins). Vitamins are required in the diet in only tiny amounts, in contrast to the energy components of the diet. The energy components of the diet are sugars, starches, fats, and oils, and these occur in relatively large amounts in the diet.
Most of the vitamins are closely associated with a corresponding vitamin deficiency ...
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Article: Vitamin D Deficiency
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... ... formula contain high levels of vitamin D, human breast milk is rather low in the vitamin. (The term fortified means that vitamins are added to the food by the manufacturer ... Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for both children and adults ...
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