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?
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Fruit and vegetables contain lots of vitamins
Watch the following video on vitamins. Open the exercise and answer the questions as you watch.
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How do vitamins work?
Ginnie Trinh Nguyen explains how vitamins work
Exercise
Open the exercise and make a copy. Answer as many questions you can with a partner or group. When you are finished, watch the video again to answer any unanswered questions.