Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies -  Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Vitamins are essential, non-caloric nutrients that are needed in tiny amounts in the diet and help to drive cellular processes. There are two categories of vitamins namely, the fat-soluble and water-soluble. Solubility confers many of their characteristics on vitamins.

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