Vitamins are organic compounds found in our food that are essential for the normal functioning of our bodies. The name 'vitamins' is actually derived from the words 'vital' and 'amine'. Originally it was thought that vitamins were both vital for living and were also amines, further research revealed that not all vitamins are amines. Nonetheless the name has stuck!
Learn all about the roles that vitamins play in our bodies, how they help to fight disease, how much of each vitamin we need daily (RDIs), which foods are rich sources, how best to prepare our meals to optimise our intake and also what deficiency symptoms we may experience if our diets are deficient... Read on.
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Last Updated: 3 October 2008
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