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Vitamin D -
All others must be derived from the diet.
Right , and wrong at the same time. The body can naturally produce more than 1 vitamin.
Using cholesterol and UVB rays from the sun, the body can produce 10,000 IU of vitamin D from 30 mins of optimum sun exposure ( large areas of the skin exposed with NO sunscreen. )
The body can also produce Vitamin B3 (Niacin) using the amino acid Tryptophan. 1 mg of Niacin is produced for every 60 mg of Tryptophan consumed.
Recently there has been research into vitamins produced in the gut. Certain beneficial bacteria have been shown to produce B vitamins and vitamin K .
This is just off of the top of my head. There are probably more.....
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A provitamin used by the body to make vitamin A?
Vitamin E is your answer!!
This B vitamin helps the body make new cells?
vitamin C
True or false outdoor exercise helps your body make vitamin d?
True, provided you are exposed to the sun. Sunlight enables your body to make vitamin D. For this reason, vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin.
What factors limit the amount of vitamin d that can be made by the body?
The body needs to have sunlight on the skin, to make vitamin D.
Does microwaves help your body make vitamin D?
no
Why does the body need vitamins for?
Each vitamin has an important role i.e Vitamin A in carrot helps sight at night, vitamin D in milk helps your bones, vitamin C in oranges helps your body to heal when you are cut, vitamin B in vegetables helps your body make protein and energy.
How do the fiber water and vitamin c help the body?
to make sure that the body Is healty
What does vitamin do for our body?
You can become anemic if you have a B12 deficiency. The vitamin is needed to make hemoglobin for your red blood cells.
Which substances are not stored by the body and make daily intake necessary?
vitamin
Is it true that Niacin is unique among the B vitamin in that the body can make it from the amino acid lysine?
Yes. It is true that Niacin is unique among the B vitamin in that the body can make it from the amino acid lysine.
What are some different types of minerals that can make you develop muscle in the body?
That would be vitamin D. Vitamin D is a vitamin in of itself, but has shown to act like a hormone that allows proper metabolism of energy and helping preserve and promote muscle tissue. You do need to work out your muscle groups in order to get the full benefit of muscle vitamins.
Taking vitamin E supplements along with can cause uncontrollable bleeding?
Along with what? By itself, Vitamin E helps your body utilize Vitamin K, which in turn helps with blood clotting, thus helping prevent uncontrollable bleeding.
