How do vitamins work? - Ginnie Trinh Nguyen
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Vitamins are the building blocks that keep our bodies running; they help build muscle and bone, capture energy, heal wounds and more. But if our body doesn’t create vitamins, how do they get into our system? Ginnie Trinh Nguyen describes what vitamins are, how they get into our bodies -- and why they are so crucial.
Humans need the correct amount of vitamins to function. Too much or too little of any one vitamin can cause problems. List five vitamins and problems associated with too much of each one.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Ginnie Trinh Nguyen
- Animator Nadav Arbel
- Artist Assaf Benharroch
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Narrator Addison Anderson
