Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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The over-consumption of vitamin A leads to a serious disease called hypervitaminosis A, but over consumption of vitamin C does not cause any disease.

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Vitamins are an essential micronutrient required by the body in small amounts, to carry out a variety of important functions, mostly as co-enzymes. Vitamins cannot be synthesized by the body and need to be consumed in the diet. The requirement of different vitamins varies in different organisms and a deficiency of certain vitamins can lead to serious consequences.

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