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vitamin

vr.tr.vitamin · PHY.MAT

Let an agent explain vitamins and their classification and functions, relay recommended intakes, sources and deficiency information from health bodies, describe supplements and their evidence with attribution, and route personal questions to professionals.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain vitamins and their classification and functions, relay recommended intakes, sources and deficiency information from health bodies, describe supplements and their evidence with attribution, and route personal questions to professionals.

An organic compound that an organism needs in small amounts for normal metabolism and cannot synthesise in sufficient quantity, so must obtain from the diet, classified as fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K and water-soluble vitamins C and the B group, each with specific functions, dietary sources, deficiency diseases and recommended intakes, and sold as supplements and fortified foods; vitamin needs and claims are described here with reference to health bodies and without personal advice.

What it is for: Essential dietary organic micronutrients.

It can be explain classification and functions; relay intake and source information; describe supplements with attribution; route personal questions.

Distinguishing features

Essential in small amounts

Dietary origin

Deficiency diseases

Recommended intakes

What it looks like

Not physical; compounds in foods and supplements.

How it is recognised

Essential organic micronutrient

Fat-soluble and water-soluble

Minerals are inorganic; essential fatty acids and amino acids are separate classes

Related models

is a kind of - category

micronutrient

is a kind of - category

organic compound

is related to - a mineral micronutrient

zinc

is related to - a source of provitamin A

carrot

In practice

Families and kinds

fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K

vitamin C

B group vitamins

provitamins and vitamers

supplements and fortified foods

Standards and regulation

Dietary reference intakes

Supplement and fortification regulation

Health claim rules

Failure modes and hazards

Agents giving personal supplement advice

Overdose of fat-soluble vitamins

Unfounded health claims

Also called

water soluble vitaminsGreens powdervitamin Efat-soluble vitaminvitamin Dvitamin Avitamin Kvitamin Bprovitaminhydrosoluble vitaminD-α-tocopherol acetatetocopherolcholecalciferolcalcipotrienedihydrotachysterolVitamin D6Vitamin D7vitamin D45-[2-[1-(5-cyclopropyl-5-hydroxypent-3-en-2-yl)-7a-methyl-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylenecyclohexane-1,3-diolsitocalciferolErgocalciferolsvitamin D1D3 vitaminsalpha carotene (stereochemistry specified)3-dehydroretinol(3S)-11-cis-3-hydroxyretinalβ-caroteneretinalretinolretinoic acidγ-caroteneall-trans-retinyl octanoateall-trans-retinyl heptanoateall-trans-retinyl esterO¹⁵-Heptanoylretinol(E)-phytonadionemenadione2-Methyl-3-(3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-enyl)-1,4-naphthoquinonevitamin K7vitamin K5

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.vitamin

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What vitamins are.

Nutrition.

Concept

Concept and classification.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What are vitamins, and how do fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins differ in function and storage? definition
  2. Which vitamin is meant? boundary

Functions

Functions and deficiency.

Functions

Functions.

  1. What does each vitamin do, and what deficiency diseases are recognised? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific vitamin? action
Diet Intake and sources.

General information.

Intake

Recommended intakes.

Intake

Intake.

  1. What intakes do health bodies recommend, and which foods provide each vitamin? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about their own diet or condition, which needs a professional? boundary

Supplements

Supplements.

Supplements

Supplements.

  1. What does evidence say about vitamin supplements for the general population, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of unfounded claims? boundary
Safety Safety and regulation.

Policy.

Toxicity

Excess and toxicity.

Toxicity

Toxicity.

  1. What are the risks of excess intake, especially of fat-soluble vitamins, according to health bodies? provenance
  2. Is an overdose emergency present now? boundary

Regulation

Regulation.

Regulation

Regulation.

  1. How are supplements, fortification and health claims regulated? provenance
  2. Which entry fits food regulation? action
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How were vitamins discovered through deficiency diseases such as scurvy and beriberi? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can vitamins be taught in nutrition education? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each vitamin be a separate entry?
  • How should intake tables be linked?
  • How should supplement regulation be linked?
Draft as JSON