Which of the following is not correct for vitamins?

Options

A. They are organic compounds required in the diet in small amounts
B. They perform specific biological functions for normal maintenance of optimal growth and health of the orgainsm
C. Their deficiency causes specific disease
D. Most of the vitamins are not synthesized in our body

Answer

D

Explanation

Vitamins can be defined as essential dietary factors required by an organism in minute quantities and their absence causes specific deficiency diseaes. They are essential for life and a steady supply of these is required in food since the organism cannot synthesize these compounds.
Plants can synthesise all vitamins whereas only a few are synthesized in animals . For example, the bacteria of the gut can produce some of the vitamins required by us.