Knowledge of Healthcare: The role of various vitamins
Vitamin is a huge family, As far as known there are dozens of kinds of vitamins can be divided into two major categories of fat-soluble and water-soluble. The former includes vitamins A, D, E, K, the latter category include the family of vitamin B and vitamin C, as well as the many "Vitamin."
Found in medicine vitamins are:
Fat-soluble vitamins
Vitamin A: the maintenance of normal vision to prevent night blindness; epithelial cells and tissues to maintain health; promote the growth and development; to increase resistance to infectious diseases; prevention and treatment of dry eye.
Vitamin D: regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the human body to promote the absorption and utilization, promoting bone growth.
Vitamin E: to maintain normal reproductive capacity and the normal metabolism of the muscles; to maintain the integrity of the central nervous and vascular system.
Vitamin K: bleeding. It is not only the main component of prothrombin, but also to promote the liver to manufacture prothrombin. Vitamin K deficiency in children
Water-soluble vitamins
Vitamin B1: to maintain circulation, digestion, nerve and intramuscular normal function; adjust the function of the gastrointestinal tract; constitute decarboxylase coenzyme to participate in sugar metabolism; can prevent beriberi.
Vitamin B2: also known as riboflavin. Nuclear Code, a number of important elements is the body composition of coenzymes, these enzymes in vivo metabolism in the process of transfer of hydrogen, it is protein, sugar, fatty acid metabolism and energy utilization and composition of the essential substances. Can promote the growth and development, protect the eyes, skin's health.
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