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THE FUNCTION OF VITAMINS

Vitamins are essential to life.  They contribute to good health by regulating the metabolism and assisting the biochemical processes that release energy from digested foods.  They are considered micronutrients because the body needs them in relatively small amounts compared with other nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and water. Enzymes are essential chemicals that are the foundation of human bodily functions.  They are catalysts (activators) in the chemical reactions that are continually taking place within the body.  Vitamins work with these enzymes as coenzymes, thereby allowing all the activities that occur within the body to happen quickly and accurately. Of the major vitamins, some are water soluble and some are oil soluble. Water-soluble vitamins must be taken into the body...