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Additional Reading
Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin, Complete Book of Vitamins & Minerals (1988); The Complete Book of Vitamins, new ed. (1984); Kenneth J. Carpenter, The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C (1986); Roman J. Kutsky, Handbook of Vitamins, Minerals, and Hormones, 2nd ed. (1981); Kenneth J. Carpenter, Beriberi, White Rice, and Vitamin B (2000); and Lawrence J. Machlin (ed.), Handbook of Vitamins, 2nd ed. rev. and expanded (1991), are among various popular works on vitamins. Gerald F. Combs, The Vitamins: Fundamental Aspects in Nutrition and Health, 2nd ed. (1998); and L.R. McDowell, Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition, 2nd ed. (2000), offer a more detailed discussion of the biochemistry of vitamins.
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Kenneth Carpenter
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, University of California, Berkeley
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Margaret J. Baigent
Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Toronto.
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Article History
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Vitamins, Are They Safe? | May 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application, v. 1.0 - Classification of Vitamins and Minerals. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Institute of Aging - Vitamins and Minerals for Older Adults. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Are Vitamins, and Why Are They Important? | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - What Vitamins you should take is a personalized decision. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Vitamins. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Vitamins and Minerals. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Vitamins and supplements - why choice and context are key. | Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Vitamins. | Mar 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Vitamins, Are They Safe? | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Minerals and Vitamins- a closer look. | Sep 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Vitamins: Basic Concepts. | Sep 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: KidsHealth - For kids - Vitamins. | Mar 05, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: NZ Nutrition Foundation - Vitamins. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: UF|IFAS Extension - Facts about Vitamins. | Aug 17, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS - Vitamins and Minerals. | May 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Vitamin. | May 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Vitamin. | May 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Vitamin. | May 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Vitamins and Minerals. | May 12, 2013 | ||
| Added information about the discovery of vitamins and the chemical properties of fat-soluble vitamins. | Jan 30, 2012 | ||
| Added art depicting the flow of events resulting from vitamin deficiency in animals and added an image of vitamin E gel caps. | Jun 16, 2011 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Wisconsin Historical Society - Ringling Brothers. | Oct 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Unity College, Unity, Maine, United States. | Sep 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: TATE - Biography of Maurice Utrillo. | Sep 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Geography of India - Trout, Indian Fish. | May 12, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kids Health - Teens Health - Vitamins and Minerals. | Aug 28, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 16, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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