IFAS Extension
Family and Consumer Sciences
Abstract
Vitamins are chemical compounds that the body uses in a variety of ways. We need to get vitamins from our diet because we can't make them in the body. There are 13 different vitamins that have been identified as important nutrients for humans.
About this Publication
This document is FCS8808, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2006. Revised April 2012, May 2015, October 2018, and June 2022. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Turner, R. E., & Dahl, W. J. (2012). Facts About Vitamins. EDIS, 2012(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy890-2012
Authors
R. Elaine Turner
Specialist
University of Florida
dean, UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Wendy Dahl
Specialist
University of Florida
professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
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