NUTRITION 251 - Exam 3 Study Guide
NUTRITION 251 - Exam 3 Study Guide/NUTRITION 251 - Exam 3 Study Guide. Chapter 12: Fat Soluble Vitamins Vitamin History Vitamins were first defined in 1912 o Casimir Funk coined the term vitamin Vital = necessary for life Amine = a type of nitrogen-containing substance The term was later changed to vitamin after it was determined that there were several kinds of these substances and not all were amines Vitamin: complex organic compound that regulates certain metabolic processes: It is essential – it cannot be synthesized by the body Occurs naturally in foods
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