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Vitamins

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A Biochemical Approach to Nutrition

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Animals fed purified diets containing exclusively carbohydrates, protein, and fats cannot survive. Vitamins and certain minerals must be included in the diet to sustain life.

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  • West, E.S., Todd, W.R., Mason, H.S. and Van Bruggen, J.T. (1966), In Textbook of Biochemistry, pp. 732–848, Macmillan Co., New York.

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  1. University of California, Davis, USA

    R. A. Freedland (Professor of Physiological Chemistry)

  2. Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA

    Stephanie Briggs (Assistant Professor of Nutrition)

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Freedland, R.A., Briggs, S. (1977). Vitamins. In: A Biochemical Approach to Nutrition. Outline Studies in Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5732-9_6

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