INFLUENCE OF VITAMINS ON METABOLIC PROCESSES IN THE HUMAN BODY

Abstract

Vitamins affect metabolism, blood clotting, growth and development of the body, resistance to infectious diseases. Their role is especially important in the nutrition of the young organism and those adults whose activities are associated with great physical exertion at work, in sports. Experiments show that even with a sufficient content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in food, with optimal consumption of water and mineral salts, severe disorders and diseases can develop in the body, since vitamins are also necessary for the normal course of physiological processes. The importance of vitamins lies in the fact that, being present in the body in negligible amounts, they regulate metabolic reactions. Then the article talks about the characteristics of the body and the effect of vitamins on it. The article presents the classification and general characteristics of vitamins.