vitamin

Definition:
1. A natural substance found in food that is an essential part of what humans and animals eat to help them grow and stay healthy.
2. Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism.

Use 'vitamin' in a sentence:

• 1. Vitamin C helps to detoxify pollutants in the body.
• 2. Vitamin C is destroyed when overheated.
• 3. Which vitamin supplements are good for you?
• 4. However, they are rich in vitamin C.
• 5. Of the common berries, strawberries are highest in vitamin C.
• 6. It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.
• 7. Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 percent of vitamin E is absorbed.
• 8. The news on vitamin E has been more mixed.
• 9. It has also been fortified with vitamin C.
• 10. He was put on a high dosage of vitamin C.
• 11. To make sure the children are well nourished, vitamin drops are usually recommended.
• 12. Foods such as eggs and oily fish are all rich in vitamin D.
• 13. The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
• 14. Which vitamin supplements are good value?
• 15. Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food.
• 16. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
• 17. Liver and kidney are particularly rich in vitamin A.
• 18. To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary.
• 19. The product provided inadequate vitamin and mineral supplementation.
• 20. Vitamin K is routinely given in the first week of life to prevent bleeding.
• 21. Large supplemental doses of vitamin E can slightly raise blood pressure.
• 22. A vitamin is a chemical compound that cannot be synthesized by the human body.
• 23. She dosed herself up with vitamin pills.
• 24. Some people think taking vitamin C can ward off colds.
• 25. An orange a day will give you all the vitamin C you need.
• 26. Most breakfast cereals are enriched with vitamins.
• 27. Vitamins cannot be manufactured by our bodies.
• 28. Many people swear by vitamin C's ability to ward off colds.
• 29. Milk, oily fish and eggs all contain vitamin D.
• 30. They sell vitamin supplements at the pharmacist's.
• 31. Vitamin B assists in red-blood-cell regeneration.
• 32. Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs' and horses' coats.
• 33. Lack of vitamin D is another factor to consider.
• 34. Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
• 35. Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from food.
• 36. This kind of lighting encourages vitamin D synthesis in the skin.
• 37. Vitamins in solution are more affected than those in solid foods.
• 38. Vitamin C is water soluble.
• 39. They did blood tests on him for signs of vitamin deficiency.
• 40. This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk.
• 41. This vitamin is absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.
• 42. Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed.
• 43. Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins.
• 44. Gradually decrease the amount of vitamin C you are taking.
• 45. Heat gradually destroys vitamin C.
• 46. Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
• 47. Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.
• 48. Healthy people do not need vitamin supplements.