4Week 8: Discussion – Vitamins

Welcome to Week 8 Discussion Board! Vitamins On this discussion board, we will be discussing the functions, food sources, and deficiency and toxicity symptoms of Vitamins! Assignment Instructions: Use critical thinking and apply the information you learned this week. Select ONE nutrient from the list below and answer the question completely. Write a professionally written paragraph to answer your selected question. Your instructor is looking for 3-4 key points in your responses that relate to this weeks readings. Reference your information using the APA citation format. Participation in weekly discussions is worth a significant part of your final grade and this forum presents you with an opportunity to develop a lifelong skill of written communication. Please review the grading rubric attached to this assignment so you know what is expected. Please see the course calendar for specific due dates. Select the nutrient you would like to discuss from the list provided below: Name the functions, food sources, and deficiency and toxicity symptoms for your selected nutrient. Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin K Riboflavin B2 Niacin B3 Vitamin B6 Folate B12 Pantothenic Acid Biotin Thiamin B1 Thirteen vitamins are covered in detail, with information about each vitamins functions, requirements, dietary sources, and dietary adequacy. Overall, dietary sources of nutrients, particularly a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, are recommended to achieve and maintain optimal health. Your instructor will be looking for detailed answers that are both substantive and informative. -Please use the correct APA style reference: Zimmerman, M., & Snow, E. (2019). Book: An Introduction to Nutrition (LibreTexts). CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Titchenal, A., Calabrese, A., Gibby, C., Kainoa, M., Revilla, F., & Meinke, W. (2020). Book: Human Nutrition (University of Hawaii). CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.