Vitamins & Minerals

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A vitamin is an organic compound required as a vital nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism.

 

DISEASES THAT VITAMINS CURE:

In 1747, the Scottish surgeon James Lind discovered that citrus foods helped prevent scurvy, a particularly deadly disease in which collagen is not properly formed, causing poor wound healing, bleeding of the gums, severe pain, and death. In 1753, Lind published his Treatise on the Scurvy, which recommended using lemons and limes to avoid scurvy

 

List of vitamins

Each vitamin is typically used in multiple reactions, and, therefore, most have multiple functions

 

Vitamin A  

Source:

Orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach

Overdose will cause: Night-blindness, Hyperkeratosis, and Keratomalacia

Not enough will cause:  Hypervitaminosis A

 

Vitamin B₁

Sources:

Oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, kale, cauliflower, potatoes, liver, eggs

Overdose will cause: Drowsiness or muscle relaxation with large doses.

Not enough will cause: Beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

 

Vitamin B₂

Source: 

Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, asparagus

Overdose will cause: n/a

Not enough will cause:   Ariboflavinosis

 

 Vitamin B₃

Source: 

Meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts

Overdose will cause: Liver damage (doses > 2g/day) and other problems

Not enough will cause: Pellagra

 

Vitamin B₅

Source: 

Meat, broccoli, avocados

Overdose will cause: Diarrhea; possibly nausea and heartburn.

Not enough will cause: Paresthesia

Vitamin B₆

Source: 

Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas

Overdose will cause: Impairment of proprioception, nerve damage

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References:

Wikipedia

 

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