Today, dietary supplements have become a booming business and it's trendy for the food industry to use vitamins as a selling point in their products. Sometimes, consumers can lose track of the truth about vitamins among misleading and incomplete claims. This book provides accurate information, introducing young readers to the vitamins essential for their health. They will come away from the book knowing what vitamins they need, why they're vital for good nutrition, and the consequences of deficiencies or overdoses.

Introducing vitamins -- Vitamins and the human body -- Vitamin A -- Vitamin C -- Vitamin D -- Vitamin E and vitamin K -- The B vitamins -- Not enough vitamins -- Overdoing vitamins -- Vitamins and diet -- Vitamins in a pill.