VITAMINS Introduction Vitamins are organic food substances found only in living things‚ i.e. plants and animals. They are essential for our bodies to function properly‚ for growth‚ energy and for our general well-being. With very few exceptions the human body cannot manufacture or synthesize vitamins. They must be supplied in our diet or in man-made dietary supplements. Some people believe that vitamins can replace food‚ but that is incorrect. In fact‚ vitamins cannot be assimilated without also
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Vitamins Vitamins are vital organic nutrients essential to over all health and are needed for cells and fluids in the body. They are found in all the foods that we eat‚ and must be consumed in small quantities since our bodies cannot make them. They are also available in dietary supplements‚ but those are only suggested if necessary‚ like if the body is not getting enough vitamins from food. Even though vitamins do not supply energy as carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins do‚ they are vital because
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Vitamin A Retinoic acid‚ or Vitamin A‚ is an essential human nutrient referring to a family of similarly shaped molecules called the retinoids. Its discovery dates back to research done in 1906‚ which indicated that factors other than carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ and fats were necessary to keep cattle healthy. Vitamin A was independently discovered by Elmer McCollum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison‚ and Lafayette Mendel and Thomas Osborne at Yale University. It was named due to the fact that
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Mariam Haider Micronutrients Vitamins Written Task Design Brief; Foods are not ‘pure’ substances. Although referred to as protein foods‚ or carbohydrate foods‚ this only recognized the food to be high in a particular nutrient. In fact‚ foods are mixtures of different nutrients and other chemical substances such as toxins‚ pigments and additives. Protein‚ carbohydrates and fat are regarded as macronutrients due to the size of their molecules. These nutrients are needed in large quantities
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Biology SL Internal Assessment What is the effect of heat on vitamin C concentrated in lemon juice? Introduction: “Vitamins are complex organic substances that are needed in very small amounts for many of the essential processes carried out in the body.” 1It is estimated and supported scientifically that only a few mg are filling the daily recommendation‚ which is essential for a healthy living. As most of vitamins cannot be produced by our bodies‚ we need to obtain them from
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vitamin C INTRODUCTION Vitamin C is a product that is usually found in many foods and produced by an abundance of chemical companies as dietary supplements. This vitamin is essential to the scurvy patients and used abundantly in cosmetic company due to its antioxidant properties. In the terms of its production‚ the fact that vitamin C has two totally and distinctly separate sides is still unknown to many people even doctors. The two sides consist of "L"-Ascorbic Acid‚ which is the (-) side‚ and
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potential of vitamin C to prevent and cure diseases such as cancer‚ flu and cold by using high amounts of vitamin C. First of all‚ Vitamin C‚ also known as ascorbic acid‚ is a molecule with complex characteristics despite its simple structure. It is an “elusive vitamin‚ very variable in concentration even in food groups (fruits and vegetables) that are recognised as good sources of the vitamin‚ very soluble in water and very sensitive to alkali‚ oxidation and heat” (Nobile & Woodhill‚ Vitamin C : the Mysterious
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Investigating the Effect of Caffeine on the Heart Rate of Daphnia Daphnia are extremely small aquatic invertebrates. They are transparent‚ so you are able to see their internal organs; this means it is easy to monitor their heart rate by observing them through a microscope [1]. Physiological results from caffeine consumption include the stimulation of heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ metabolism‚ body temperature and alertness. [2] In this practical investigation the aim was to determine whether the hypothesis
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Date: 25 Nov‚ 2004 Objective: 1. To standardize sodium thiosulphate for titration use. 2. To find out the concentration of Vitamin C in the tablet. Theory: This experiment involves titration of redox reaction. Redox reaction means reduction and oxidation. In which oxidizing agent and reducing agent are mixed and oxidize/reduce each other. One losses electron(s) and increase in oxidation number when is oxidized‚ and vice versa. In order to find out concentration of the ascorbic acid in the tablet
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LAUNCH OF Vitamin Water in Pakistan MISSION STATEMENT To establish itself as a health water supplier targeting sports‚ thrill seeking community and also for those adults‚ for whom‚ vitamin intake becomes a necessity with a span of age or due to some illness. To establish itself as a health water supplier for young generation & for adults with vitamin as a daily source of energy Executive Summary Purpose of this project is to study the opportunities in Pakistani market for “Vitamin Water”.
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