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... Some examples of the 13 well-identified vitamins are: A, D, E, and K-fat contained foods, B, C-consumed immediately.
A well known and commonly used in commercials for orange juice vitamin is vitamin C. Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is important in the synthesis and maintenance of connective tissues. The lack of vitamin C can and will result in a sickness called scurvy. ... For example, vitamin D works with calcium to help for and maintain the strength of teeth and bones. The lack of calcium has the same effect when one lacks vitamin D because the minerals and vitamins work with each other to help the body and if one is not present, then the person would suffer the same effects if the other mineral or vitamin is not present. ... Vitamin C is a very misunderstood vitamin since the government decided that you rate any vitamin C product according to the amount of ascorbic acid it contains. ... It is the preservative part of the vitamin C complex. ... The real vitamin C complex contains vitamin P factors such as bioflavonoids and rutin which maintain vascular integrity. ... Vitamin K is another part of the C complex. ... Bleeders do not have enough vitamin K. If you have plenty of vitamin K, its used in the formation of protein which is then transported to the injured tissue. Another factor in the C complex is vitamin J. The J factor is that part of the C complex which increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. ... In addition to these, the C complex contains enzymes, the outstanding one being tyrosinase.
Approximate Word count = 1277 Approximate Pages = 5.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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