In 1912, scientist Cashmir Funk coined the term vitamine when he designated a group of compounds vital to life. ‘Vita’ means life and ‘amine’ means contains nitrogen. It was originally thought all vitamins contained a nitrogen component known as ‘amine’, but when determined not to be the case, they dropped the finale ‘e’ to form the word we’re familiar with today. Vitamins are either water-soluble (B-Vitamins and Vitamin C), or fat-soluble (Vitamins A, D, E, and K). Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and into blood circulating throughout the body. They’re stored by
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