Vitamins
Vitamins
overviewVitamins are organiccompoundsrequiredbythebodyintraceamounts performspecificcellularfunctions.Vitamins cannot besynthesizedbyhuman,andthereforemustbe suppliedby thediet
overview Vitamins are organic compounds required by the body in trace amounts perform specific cellular functions. Vitamins cannot be synthesized by human , and therefore must be supplied by the diet
overviewVitaminsFat-soluble: Vitamin A,D,E,K
overview Vitamins Water soluble: Bcomplex and Vitamin C Fat-soluble: Vitamin A, D, E, K
Vitamin supplementsTraditionalrole of vitaminsupplements:In the past, supplementationofthe diet with vitamins wasreserved forpatientsat riskfornutritionaldeficiencies
Vitamin supplements Traditional role of vitamin supplements: In the past, supplementation of the diet with vitamins was reserved for patients at risk for nutritional deficiencies
.Vitamin supplementsVitaminsupplementationinthegeneral population:Vitaminsupplementationisslowly but inexorably makingatransition from being a fadregimento becoming respectabletherapy
Vitamin supplements Vitamin supplementation in the general population: Vitamin supplementation is slowly but inexorably making a transition from being a fad regimen to becoming respectable therapy