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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Chapter 7, Problem 20SC
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Vitamins are added to our diet through vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, nuts, and oils. Both animals and plants are the source of vitamins for our diet. It is very important to have these vitamins in our food, because if there is deficiency of them, we can face diseases and unhealthy symptoms. Different food items provide different types of vitamins. So there should be a balanced diet, covering most of them.
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