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