Vitamins Alternative Assignment

Select one of the vitamins listed below.

Research the vitamin to discover the following:

  • Is the vitamin fat soluble or water soluble.
  • How much of the vitamin should most humans consume regularly?
  • What does the vitamin do for the human body?
  • What happens when a person is deficient in the vitamin?
  • What happens if the person has too much of the vitamin in his/her system?
  • Name at least three food sources of the vitamin.

Prepare a short presentation for your classmates to teach them about the vitamin you select. Be sure to present about the importance of the vitamin in human nutrition.

Vitamins

Vitamin A

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Vitamin B4

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Vitamin K