The ABCD’s of vitamins
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- Vitamins are essential substances that our body needs in order to grow, develop normally and maintain its functions. This video covers vitamins A, B, C and D and their functions in the human body, ways where we can obtain them in our diet and the health outcomes when there is a deficiency in our body.
This video was created by McMaster University students Soheil El-azzouni, Stanley Chen, Sara Halawa, Yuxin (Tiffany) Tian and Kimberly Young in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program
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This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health.
Copyright McMaster University 2014
Important notes from the video
Vitamins are essential nutrients needed for the body in small amounts to grow, develop, and function normally. There are 13 vitamins needed by the body. Vitamins come in two types which are water soluble and fat soluble.
Water soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are able to move freely in the body throughout the blood. These vitamins are found in fruits, vegetables, and grains. They are not stored in the body. The body takes the vitamins and disposes the remainder to the kidney. And these vitamins need to be included in our daily diets.
Fat soluble vitamins dissolve in fats. They require special carrier proteins to be transported in blood. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in fat cells when excess vitamin is present in the diet to be used in a later time.
The two water soluble vitamins:
Vitamin B: there are 8 types of vitamin b and most of them come from our diet. Vitamin b preforms to main functions in the body which are to make energy and make red blood cells. Only some of these types preform one of these functions and there are other types which preform both functions. Deficiency in vitamin b can lead to some diseases depending on how many types that lack in the body.
Vitamin C: It protects the body from infections and contributes to the growth and repair of tissues. Sources of vitamins c are fruits and vegetables. Vitamin c deficiency can cause scurvy. Vitamin C is necessary to produce collagen.
The two fat soluble Vitamins are:
Vitamin A: It maintains and protects vision. It is a critical component of rhodopsin- a protein that detects and absorbs light in the eyes. There are two sources of vitamins a which are animal sources, vegetables, and fruits. A deficiency of vitamin a is more common during periods of high nutritional demand during infancy and childhood. Most common symptoms are xerophthalmia or the inability to see in low light or darkness.
Vitamin D: it is called the sunshine vitamin because it is produced in your skin in response of sunlight. You can also get vitamin D from supplements and a very small amount from salmon. It works to promote bone growth and bone strength. It is important since vitamin D regulates the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which are essential components for developing the structure and strength of your bones. It is an important factor in making sure your muscles, heart, lungs, and brain work well and if your body is able to fight infections. Too little of vitamin D results in the softness of the bone, this disease is known as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
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Vitamin A
Vision
Vitamin B
Energise Red Blood Cells
Vitamin C
Tissue Growth & Repair
Vitamin D
Bone Growth & Strength
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Useful information, but you may want to recheck your information on Nigeria.
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Vitamin A has a property of defusing 'free radicals', i.e. it can lend electrons to free radicals thus helping to halt their DNA altering chain reactions, it is perhaps the most used form of 'antioxidant' in the human body! A good source is Beta-Carotene, which contains both Retinal and Retinol.
vitamin D is considered a hormone rather than a vitamin since it can be made by the body. anyways awesome video very informative
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Thank you! I hope you make another video about Vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, E, K, Niacin, H, etc
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Great explanation but i still can’t understand “what is the vitmans” like How was it discovered and named, and does it have microscopic pictures?
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5:19
No offense but I'd like to clear up a factual error
Fresh Food is not hard to find in either Nigeria or India...
Notes:
Vitamins -> growth, development, functioning
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Water-soluble -> fruits, vegetables, grain
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Vitamin B -> Sources: Animals, Vegetables -> Make Energy, Make Red blood cells
Lack of B6 and B12 = Anemia
Lack of B1 and B3 = Mental Confusion
Vitamin C -> protect from infections and helps growth of tissues: bones, teeth, skin
Sources: Fruits and Vegetables: peppers and broccolis = highest vitamin C content
Fruits: 1. Guava 2. Papaya 3. Kiwi 4. Orange
Lack of Vitamin C: Scurvy => Pirate disease => brown spots, bleeding from the mucus membrane, spongy gums, loss of teeth, death
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Lipid (fat) -soluble
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Vitamin A -> maintain and protect vision
Animal Sources: fish, meat, liver and eggs
Plant Sources: leafy green veggies, orange and yellow veggies and fruit
1. squash 2. carrot 3. spinach
Lack of Vitamin A: = Xeropthalmia (not able to see in the dark)
Vitamin D = sunshine vitamin => bone growth and strength (regulation of calcium and phosphorus)
Sources: supplements, salmon
Lack of Vitamin D: softening of the bones, rickets or osteomalacia
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This is an educational video about vitamins, created on Vyond.
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-Where you found that in India access to food is restricted .We have billions of dishes you can eat them all in you lifetime.
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Prakash Das 😂 😂 😂 I was about to say the same thing.. I don’t know where she got her information from,about foods being restricted in India and Nigeria,but that’s incorrect..
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People say that oranges are the best source for vitamin c because oranges are affordable and you can find them practically year round.
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2:12 Energy cannot be made, it can be provided.
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vitamin A in 100g of Squash = 4% of required daily value
vitamin A in 100g of Sweet Potatoe = 283% of required daily value
vitamin A in 100g of Carrot = 334% of required daily value
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On what basis you have come to a conclusion that access to food is restricted in India?
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What is liver as a food source? Is it referring to a specific animal's liver?
Amazing content as always, but what I am struggling with at the moment is mineral antagonism - is there anything on your channel that explains this as I am finding it very hard to memorise all of them!
How about vitamin E?
What happened to vitamin K and E??????
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im starting to track all my vitamins and minerals fina eat all and be the best version of my self 😈
Why is Nigeria lacking from vitamin A?
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Great use of animations for explaining this!
Popeye must have some hell'a good vision with how much spinach he be eaten though...
Gotta' get that Vitamin A yo.
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Food isn’t restricted in Nigeria.
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What about e and k
So if you have a blood thinning problem you should have plenty of vitamin b
What about Vitamin K and E
14 essential right?