What are vitamins? Can they alleviate aches and pains or make us feel better? Do we get enough vitamins in our daily food? What are the best natural sources? This short but indepth course presents an overview of essential vitamins and what modern modern science knows about them. It opens with a brief introduction to the origins and history of vitamins and subsequent lessons go on to examine each vitamin in detail. At the end of this four-week course, participants will know what each vitamin does, why it is essential to human health, nutritional sources, interactions, symptoms of deficiency, and dietary recommendations. Course developer Indrajit Sen holds a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical science and works as Chief Analyst in the Research Department of a multi-national pharmaceutical company. Curriculum: 4 week course. No textbook required. No prerequisites. CLOSE WINDOW REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS