Topic
Vitamin B12
Instructions
You are required to have 2 peer-reviewed references for the topic you have chosen. Minimum of 500 words, NO more than 750 words or approximately 3 paragraphs (expected range of 500 to 750 words) plus your references for your answer please. Use APA 6th edition.
Chose one of the B vitamins or vitamin A, C, D, E or K and pick one topic below for your research.
- Explore two or three of the most important functions of the chosen vitamin.
- How is this chosen vitamin used in or by the digestive system?
- How does this chosen vitamin help keep the body healthy?
- What happens if the body is depleted or low in the chosen vitamin?
Answer preview
Vitamins are not produced by the body so they are got from consuming food or vitamin supplements. Vitamins are important for proper functioning of the body and fighting off diseases. There are 13 essential vitamins that help the body function properly and knowledge of the different types and understanding their functions are important for good health. Generally, there are two types of vitamins: water soluble and fat soluble (Esperance, 2011). Fat soluble vitamins require fat in order to be stored and are stored in fat cells. On the hand water soluble vitamin are not stored in the body thus they need to be replenished daily.
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