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They are considered a "supplement" to give you iron, vitamin A, E, C, D and other nutrients that are not normally found in the body, but we need for good health.
There is a pill called "Theramine" that IS considered a "Medical food". This contains nutrients found in fruits and vegetables and are in stronger doses. It can only be obtained via a prescription. This helps with joint pain, Arthritis and many other things.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoFirst vitamin that was isolated and syntetized was B1 - thiamin which happened to be amine, and was researched as it was concluded it affects health greatly - preventing beriberi disease. It was concluded that there is a wider group of molecules which had great impact on health in small dosages, and it was at this point assumed they would all be amines, so they were named Vita (lat. life) + amine = Vitamine. Later when more vitamin structures were identified, and with it that most aren't in fact amines, "e" was dropped from the name Vitamine(e) to lessen the confusion, but the name was kept as it was already wide spread.
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∙ 13y agoThey are called drugs.
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Is a protein shake food?
yes. a protein shake is food. it contains nutrients like vitamins, minerals, protein and water. anything that contains nutrients is considered food. yes. a protein shake is food. it contains nutrients like vitamins, minerals, protein and water. anything that contains nutrients is considered food.
What food group does vitamins belong to?
Vitamins do not belong to a specific food group. Vitamins are found in all food groups.
Where exactly can I buy eye vitamins?
Eye vitamins would be considered Vitamin A. You can buy the supplements at grocery stores, health food stores, and department stores. It is also in carrots, if you'd rather do that.
Where in the food pyramid is the vitamins?
Vitamins don't appear in the food pyramid because a vitamin is not a food; it is a nutritional element.
What are vitamins ADE and K considered?
they are considered caca they are considered caca
What food has vitamins in it?
everyfood
Which food group has the highest amount of vitamins when expressed in kcalories?
vitamins
Do vegan teens need multivitamins?
No, not if they get the vitamins they need from the food they eat. Yes, if they don't get the vitamins from the food they eat.
What vitamins should be taken with food?
Virtually all vitamins should be better absorbed when taken with food. With some vitamins it may not matter as much, but a multivitamin or the like is best absorbed when taken with food.
Why do you need to have vitamins in your diet?
You need vitamins in your body because vitamins is kind of like the food your your body.
Do you absorb vitamins better if you get them from a pill of from food?
food
How do vitamins helps the body?
Vitamins help by giving the body the nutrients that you have not absorbed it the food that you eat. Because of the processing our food goes through it is important to take vitamins daily because our food isn't as healthy as it should be.
