Vitamins‚ Nutrients‚ and Minerals Vitamins‚ nutrients‚ and minerals are all important substances that are required to lead a happy‚ healthy life. Firstly‚ vitamins are an organic compound required by the body in small amounts of metabolism‚ to protect health‚ and for proper growth of children. Vitamins also assist in the formation of hormones‚ blood cells‚ nervous systems chemicals‚ and genetic material. There are 13 well-identified vitamins. Some examples of the 13 well-identified
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take vitamin supplements ? I do not think we should take vitamin supplements as studies have shown that vitamins from supplements do not act on the body as the same way as vitamins from food‚ we can get what we need from a balanced diet. Fruit and veg which are high in vitamins also supply fibre which is necessary for health and often lacking in diets relying on supplements . Vitamins can have toxic effects‚ some may need vitamins but more vitamins is not necessarly better for example‚ vitamin A stores
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(1) d Neon and argon are in Group 0 of the periodic table. They are very unreactive elements. What does this tell you about their electronic structures? (2) 3 When calcium carbonate is heated it decomposes. The equation for this reaction is: CaCO3 → CaO + CO2 a Use numbers from the list to complete the sentences. 2 3 4 5 6 i The number of products in the equation is ....... (1) ii The formula CaCO3 shows that calcium carbonate
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Vitamins and Minerals What are vitamins? Vitamins are nutrients that everyone needs in small amounts for the body to work properly. Different vitamins have different functions. For example‚ some enzymes need particular vitamins to work. Your body can’t make most vitamins apart from vitamin D‚ so you have to get them from the food you eat. There are two types of vitamins: water-soluble vitamins - these cannot be stored in your body and need to be replaced regularly in your diet fat-soluble
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VITAMINS AND MINERALS Vitamins and minerals make people’s bodies work properly. Although you get vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat every day‚ some foods have more vitamins and minerals than others. Vitamins fall into two categories: fat soluble and water soluble. The fat-soluble vitamins — A‚ D‚ E‚ and K — dissolve in fat and can be stored in your body. The water-soluble vitamins — C and the B-complex vitamins (such as vitamins B6‚ B12‚ niacin‚ riboflavin‚ and folate) — need to dissolve
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Calcium in the body 10-09-10 Calcium is a mineral that is very important to the body. It is found in many different foods. Milk‚ yogurt‚ and cheese are well known sources of calcium. It is said that milk does a body good and that is because of the calcium in milk. Calcium is available as a dietary supplement. Carbohydrates and citrates are the two main forms of calcium in dietary supplements. Calcium has a lot to do with maintaining bone mass. An article titled Calcium: focus on foods and beverages
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Vitamins and minerals :are often called micronutrient because body needs only small amount of them. Vita-life Amine-containing nitrogen • Vitamins are the organic compounds which enhance the metabolism of proteins‚ carbohydrates and fats. • Without vitamins the breakdown of food could not occur. • vitamins are participate in the formation of blood cells hormones nervous system and genetic material Classification of vitamins: Fat soluble vitamins ‚ *Water soluble vitamins Fat soluble
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classes of vitamins are Fat – soluble vitamins and water – soluble vitamins. Fat – soluble vitamins include vitamin A‚ vitamin D‚ vitamin E‚ and vitamin K. These vitamins are considered fat soluble vitamins because they are stored in the body for long periods of time and are harder to break down‚ while water soluble vitamins are not. Water – soluble vitamins include vitamin B1 (thiamin)‚ vitamin B2 (riboflavin)‚ vitamin B6‚ vitamin B12‚ and vitamin C‚ folic acid‚ and niacin. These vitamins are classified
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Preparation of Calcium Carbonate Lab In this laboratory activity you will attempt to produce 1.00g of calcium carbonate from aqueous solutions of calcium chloride and sodium carbonate. These solutions will be prepared from 2.01 g of calcium chloride and 1.06 g of sodium carbonate . Materials: 3 beakers 100 mL graduated cylinder rubber policeman funnel filter paper Procedure: 1. Put on your safety goggles. 2. Obtain two clean beakers. Rinse the inside of the beakers with a small
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Introduction In order to determine the content of calcium and magnesium in an unknown sample of limestone‚ the utilization of atomic absorption spectrophotometry can help in deciphering the unknown concentrations of each molecule in the limestone sample. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry‚ emits radiation of the correct frequency that is passed through a flame and the intensity of the transmitted radiation is measured¹.The calcium concentration or ppm can be measured using the absorbance of the
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