The useful idea
- The useful idea
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
- How it works
These essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for survival, and therefore must be obtained through consumption.
- Why it matters
For example, vitamin C can be synthesized by some species but not by others; it is not considered a vitamin in the first instance but is in the second.
Why this matters
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- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
General education only — not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.