VITAMINS: USES AND MISUSES

VITAMINS: USES AND MISUSES

Authors

  • Mahmud Ahmad Akhtar Emeritus in Medicine & Clinical Therapeutics

Abstract

The term “VITAMIN” has two components “VITA” meaning life, and “MIN” which stands for mini, thus denoting that mini amounts of vitamins are essential for life. The body itself produces adequate amounts of vitamin K for its needs and vitamin D can be produced in sufficient amounts by the skin if body is exposed to sun for twenty minutes a day, while vitamin B12 reserves of the body are sufficient for five years and those of Folic Acid for six months.

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Published

30-06-2007

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 1 (2007): March

Section

Editorial

How to Cite

1.
Akhtar MA. VITAMINS: USES AND MISUSES: VITAMINS: USES AND MISUSES. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2007 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 11];57(1):2-4. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/183