Objectives
After you have completed this section, you will be able to:
- Evaluate personal vitamin needs and typical daily personal intake from food sources.
- List the main functions and food sources of each major vitamin.
- Distinguish between fat soluble and water soluble vitamins.
- Explain the health risks of inadequate vitamin intake and population groups at high risk.
- Summarize the potential for toxicity regarding overuse of fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins.