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Vitamins are essential nutrients that the body does not make; therefore, they have to be obtained from foods. Some vitamins are derived from animal-based foods, while others are from plant-based foods. Only by consuming nutrient-balanced foods can one obtain sufficient amounts of all 13 vitamins—vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B7, vitamin B9, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K—to maintain good health. These 13 vitamins are distributed to various organs and tissues, and each one is involved in a multitude of essential physiological functions in the body. Vitamin literally means “being vital for life.”