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Vitamins are micro-molecules therefore the body needs only small amounts of them. However they are essential for normal growth and development.

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Vitamins help perform hundreds of functions in the body

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There are 2 types of vitamins water soluble and fat soluble. What this means is that water soluble vitamins need water to be processed by the body while fat soluble vitamins need fat to be processed. Excess water soluble vitamins are excreted through the urinary track, excess fat soluble vitamins are excreted through feces.Vitamins A,D,E and K are fat soluble and vitamins B and C are water soluble.

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- Helps protect from infections
- Helps maintain healthy skin, hair
- Helps see normally at night

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- Helps the body use calcium and phosphorus
- Helps the body to build strong bones and teeth

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Works as an antioxidant

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Necessary for blood to clot normally

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- Helps turn carbohydrates into energy
- Needed for Muscle coordination and a healthy nervous system

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The vitamins that are deemed essential to the human body are as follows:
Vitamin A,B Vitamins,Vitamin C,Vitamin D,Vitamin E and Vitamin K

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Carrots, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, liver, and egg yolk

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Fortified Milk Products, Egg Yolk, High fat fish

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Nuts and seeds, vegetable oils

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Green leafy vegetables, milk Products

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Whole grain breads and cereals, legumes/peas, lean pork

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Vitamin deficiency is when someone does not get enough of a vitamin and vitamin excess toxicity is when someone has too much of a vitamin. Both can result in negative effects.The negative effects are dependent on the specific vitamin that is in question.

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Night Blindness, Infectious diseases

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Rickets in children, osteomalacia in adults

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Degeneration of muscular and nervous system weakness

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Poor blood clotting and frequent bruising

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Beriberi (a nervous system problem)

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Birth defects, headaches, blurred vision

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Increased calcium withdrawal from bones and teeth, Kidney damage

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Risk of death because it can act as an anticoagulant (bleed to death)

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Liver toxicity

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Drowsiness, muscle relaxation.
It is generally non-toxic even in high doses

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A person's  daily diet is where they will be getting most if not all of their vitamins which is why its very important to have a vitamin rich diet that has all the core vitamins and as many minor vitamins as possible.A study done in 2015 reports that over 60 percent of Canadians are lacking in at least 1 vitamin

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If a person is not getting enough vitamins from their daily diet then there are alternatives, such as vitamin pills made for a specific vitamin or a general pill for all necessary vitamins.Examples of this would be a vitamin D pill and a 1 a day men pill.

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How do think vitamins would play a role in a child's prenatal development (development in the womb)?

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https://www.goodnet.org/articles/11-essential-vitamins-minerals-your-body-needs

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Nordqvist, C. (2017, September 26). Vitamins: What are they and what do they do? Retrieved April 04, 2018, from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/195878.php