It helps the body to absorb phosphorus and deposit calcium in the bones so that they become hard and strong.

Considered the most poisonous of all vitamins

Responsible for regulating the balance of certain hormones in the body.

They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1943 for the discovery of Vitamin K

He was quick to draw the connection between the chicken feed and the disease ans was able to then prepare an extract from the husks of the rice, which he successfully used as medicine.

Enhances effectiveness of insulin

Is a preliminary stage of vitamin A or pro vitamin and occurs as the orange coloring in certain vegetables, and in particular, carrots.

Required for hard bones, transmission of nerve impulses, activates certain enzymes

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1953 for the discovery of the coenzyme A.

Ascorbic acid

The symptoms of the illness were fatigue, paralysis, and respiratory difficulties resulting in death. Dr. Eijkmann called this

A fifth distinguishable flavor has become accepted. It is best known in the form of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

He successfully isolated the Vitamin C for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1937. He named it ___

Is a vitamin-deficiency disease brought on by lack of fresh vegetables and fruit.

Is used to describe the quality of food, but it is neither very well defined nor properly understood.

He preformed an experiment on a group of sailors suffering from scurvy He showed that by taking a daily supplement of oranges and lemons , the disease could be prevented from occurring.

He was a British maritime explorer, he was skeptical in Dr. James Lind claims

Antioxidant and cofactor of glutathione peroxidase. Stored in liver and kidneys

Co-factor of enzymes in energy metabolism, maintenance of electrical potentials in muscles and nerves, and component of bone.

Good for eyesight

Found in Liver and milk, necessary for maintaining the mucous membranes of the respiratory and digestive systems, and the cells of the skin in a healthy condition.

Is also known as Ascorbic acid and deficiency leads to scurvy

A form of Vitamin A, effective in the treatment of acne since it opens the pores of the skin.

Required for proper use of iron, role in development of connective tissue, and cofactor to oxidases. Found in liver, heart, kidney, spleen, and brain.

The most commonly used acid in the food industry.

An important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals within body.

Essential in blood-clotting mechanisms

Cofactor of several enzymes in energy metabolism, immune function, possible antioxidant, wound healing, taste, and smell.

Necessary component of hemoglobin, myoglobin transport of oxygen, and facilitates transfer of electrons in electron transport system.

A derivative of 2-methyl 1, 4- naphthoquinone

A young Dutch doctor, travelled to the Dutch East Indies in what is now Indonesia to identify the cause of a mysterious illness.

Beriberi

Component of bone, buffer in body fluids, component of ATP, nucleotides, and coenzymes.

he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of the antineurotic vitamin