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| − | A '''vitamin''' is a [[chemical]] substance | + | A '''vitamin''' is a [[chemical]] substance acting as a catalyst in the body's chemical reaction, commonly as part of [[metabolism]]. It must be obtained from dietary or other sources. In order for a substance to be classified as a vitamin, its deficiency must produce a specific [[disease]].{{fact}} For example, [[ascorbic acid]] is a vitamin ([[Vitamin C]]) in humans because its absence produces [[scurvy]], a lack of Vitamin D will result in [[rickets]], and [[thiamin]] is a vitamin (Vitamin B1) because its absence produces [[beriberi]]. There are exactly thirteen essential vitamins for humans. |
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Other substances needed to sustain life are not vitamins because they are macronutrients (for example, the essential amino acids).<ref>Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Edition by Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, and Stephen Hauser, 2004</ref> | Other substances needed to sustain life are not vitamins because they are macronutrients (for example, the essential amino acids).<ref>Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Edition by Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, and Stephen Hauser, 2004</ref> | ||
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==List of Vitamins== | ==List of Vitamins== | ||
Revision as of 15:00, February 23, 2010
A vitamin is a chemical substance acting as a catalyst in the body's chemical reaction, commonly as part of metabolism. It must be obtained from dietary or other sources. In order for a substance to be classified as a vitamin, its deficiency must produce a specific disease.[Citation Needed] For example, ascorbic acid is a vitamin (Vitamin C) in humans because its absence produces scurvy, a lack of Vitamin D will result in rickets, and thiamin is a vitamin (Vitamin B1) because its absence produces beriberi. There are exactly thirteen essential vitamins for humans.
Other substances needed to sustain life are not vitamins because they are macronutrients (for example, the essential amino acids).[1]
List of Vitamins
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B2
- Vitamin B3
- Vitamin B4
- Vitamin B5
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B9
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Edition by Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, and Stephen Hauser, 2004
