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Vitamins are essential to good health.
They are organic nutrients that come from food, but are often consumed in the form of pills, as nutritional supplements, because it is sometimes difficult to get appropriate amounts of them in food. Vitamins help the body's enzymes in vital endeavors such as cell production, tissue repair, and other important tasks. The materials in this section have been chosen to provide a solid introduction to your health condition. They explain anatomy and physiology, give descriptive overviews of the disease, and include a glossary of the medical terms you will come across in the rest of your report. The materials in this section are more technical in nature.