1. Vitamins

2. What are vitamins
Organic molecules needed for some enzymes to function properly
Inorganic molecules, by the way, are minerals

3. Important Vitamins Vitamin A (retinol) Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D (Calciferol)

4. Vitamin A
Required for the production of rhodopsin (light-sentistive material in the rods of the retina).
Deficiency causes
Nightblindness
Xeropthalmia –have difficulty producing tears

5. Vitamin C
Essential for the production of collagen: the protein of connective tissue.
Deficiency can cause scurvy

6. Vitamin D Required for the uptake of calcium from food.
Deficiency can cause weak bones (Rickets)