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What Are Vitamins?: Vitamins: Vitamins Are Required by Our Body in Very Small Quantities. Vitamins Help in

Vitamins are essential nutrients required in small quantities for growth, development, and maintaining health, while minerals are also needed in small amounts for proper body function. Water is crucial for various bodily functions, including digestion and circulation, and should be consumed in large quantities daily. Roughage from whole grains and vegetables aids in digestion and prevents constipation.

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What Are Vitamins?: Vitamins: Vitamins Are Required by Our Body in Very Small Quantities. Vitamins Help in

Vitamins are essential nutrients required in small quantities for growth, development, and maintaining health, while minerals are also needed in small amounts for proper body function. Water is crucial for various bodily functions, including digestion and circulation, and should be consumed in large quantities daily. Roughage from whole grains and vegetables aids in digestion and prevents constipation.

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What are Vitamins?

The vitamins are natural and essential nutrients, required in small quantities and play a major
role in growth and development, repair and healing wounds, maintaining healthy bones and
tissues, for the proper functioning of an immune system,

Minerals: Minerals are needed by our body in small amounts. Each one is essential for
proper growth of body and to maintain good health.eg calcium and iron.

Vitamins: Vitamins are required by our body in very small quantities. Vitamins help in
keeping our eyes, bones, teeth and gums healthy. The food items rich in vitamins are
called protective food as they protect our body from diseases and keep us healthy.

Minerals: Minerals are needed by our body in small amounts. Each one is essential
for proper growth of body and to maintain good health.

Water

 Our body requires a large quantity (5-7 litre) of water daily.


 Water helps our body to perform many functions like digestion, throwing
out dissolved waste as urine and impure blood.
 Water also keeps our body cool through sweating.
 Water helps in blood circulation.

Roughage

 Whole grains, flour and cereals, potatoes, fresh food, raw and cooked
vegetables provide roughage to our food.
 It helps in proper digestion of food and prevents constipation.

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