Vitamins are essential nutrients that contribute to a healthy life. While most people are able to get the vitamins they need from the foods they eat, there are millions of people who must take supplemental vitamins as part of their health regimen, as they are lacking the vitamins in their diet. This lack of vitamins could be because of poor eating habits. Thus, it is beneficial to consume the right amount of vitamins as a part of ones’ daily nutrient intake, whether through a proper diet, or with the use of vitamins. The human body utilizes vitamins for a variety of biological processes. Some would include growth, digestion, and nerve function. There are 13 vitamins that the body absolutely needs. These vitamins are A, C, D, E, and K, as well as the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folate) (FDA, 2012). Vitamins help our body function like cell growth, energy metabolism, immune system, nervous system, circulatory system and reproduction system. Vitamins help fight off infections and as we get older the risk for infections increase. Vitamins are just as important to babies as it is the elderly. People will benefit and have a healthy diet if they consume the proper amount of vitamins in their diet. Fat soluble vitamins are vitamins that are much more resilient. These vitamins stay in the human body for a much longer time, thus making them much more effective over time. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissues and are eliminated from the body much more slowly than water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins consist of the vitamins A, D, E, and K. The first of the fat soluble vitamins is Vitamin A. This vitamin is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in many foods.
Vitamin A is important for normal vision, the immune system, and reproduction. Vitamin A also helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs work properly. Vitamin A is found naturally in many foods and is added to some foods, such as milk and cereal. You can get recommended amounts of vitamin A by eating a variety of foods. Vitamin A is found in beef liver, salmon, leafy green vegetables, and other vegetables such as carrots, squash, and broccoli. Vitamin A is also found in fruits such as mangos, cantaloupe, and apricots. Vitamin D, another fat-soluble vitamin, is found in very few foods. Concentrated food sources of vitamin D include sardines, salmon, cow’s milk, mushrooms, and eggs. The functions of vitamin D include regulation of bone health, regulation of muscle health (including both skeletal and heart muscle), regulation of immune response, regulation of insulin and blood sugar, and regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism (Pressman, 2007). Vitamin E, Another fat-soluble vitamin is Vitamin E, and has many benefits. It helps to protect your skin from ultraviolet light, while also assisting to protect against prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Vitamin E is found in many foods. These foods include sunflower seeds, almonds, spinach, papaya, turnip, and mustard greens (WhFoods, 2013). The last of the fat soluble vitamins is Vitamin K. Vitamin K allows your blood to clot normally, and helps protect your bones from fractures to name a few. Vitamin K is found in kale, spinach, brussel sprouts, green beans, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and tomatoes (WhFoods, 2013).
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Functions
Benefits
Deficiency Risks
Toxicity Risks
Vitamin A
Helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs work properly. Can lower the risks of certain cancers such as lung and prostate. Assists the eyes. Can cause reproductive problems, sore throat, ear and sinus infections. Blurred vision, dizziness, nausea, and headaches. Loss of appetite and bone pain.
Vitamin D
Prevent type2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attack. Prevents chronic fatigue, prevents certain cancers.
Muscle aches, frequent falls in elderly, low energy, lowered immunity, and depression. Symptoms of toxicity include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, and failure to thrive.
Vitamin E
Protect your skin from ultraviolet light, protect against prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Supports healthy skin, prevents reduced risk of bladder cancer. Can cause digestive system problems,
Tingling or loss of sensation in extremities, and liver or gallbladder problems.
These effects include intestinal cramps and diarrhea, fatigue, double vision, and muscle weakness.
Vitamin K
Allows your blood to clot normally. Protects bones from fractures. Helps prevent postmenopausal bone loss.
Helps prevent calcification of your arteries.
It is rare, but excessive bleeding, such as nose bleeds.
Also, easy bruising.
Symptoms of toxicity would be liver damage.
Water Soluble Vitamins
Functions
Benefits
Deficiency Risks
Toxicity Risks
Vitamin C
Lowers your cancer risk.
Helps to regenerate your Vitamin E supply.
Improves iron absorption in the body.
Poor wound healing. Frequent colds or infections.
In rare cases, diarrhea could occur.
Vitamin B1 Thiamin
Keeps red blood cells healthy. Protects heart muscles and nerve cells. Breaks down starches. Helps mental functions and memory.
Alcohol consumption causes thiamin levels to drop. Muscle weakness, depression, and constipation. Rare, but high doses can cause upset stomach.
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin
Cells need riboflavin to make energy. Regulates cell growth. Enhances immune functions.
Cracks in the corners of the lips.
Rare but reactions are itching and numbness. High doses can affect urinalysis test results.
The other type of vitamins is known as water soluble vitamins. Water soluble vitamins are vitamins that are soluble in water. This means they need to be replaced on a regular basis, as they break down quickly and leave the body faster. Examples of water soluble vitamins are Vitamin C and Vitamin B Complex.
Vitamin C, a water soluble vitamin is beneficial in assisting to lower your risk for cancer. It also improves iron absorption, and helps regenerate your Vitamin E supply (WhFoods, 2013). There are numerous foods that are high in Vitamin C. Papaya, bell peppers, strawberries, broccoli, and oranges are some to name a few.
Vitamin B Complex is comprised of 8 different B Vitamins. They are labeled by number in the order in which they were discovered. This vitamin family assists in keeping your immune system working effectively. I chose to discuss Vitamin B1, also known as Thiamin. Thiamin is crucial, as it converts food to energy. It also breaks down starches. Foods that contain thiamin are asparagus, liver, fish, peanut butter, and whole grains to name a few (Pressman, 2007). The other vitamin I chose to discuss from the Vitamin B Complex is B2, also known as Riboflavin. Riboflavin is beneficial, as the cells in the body need riboflavin to make energy. It regulates ones’ cell growth. Riboflavin is found in foods such as meats, broccoli, mushrooms, beans, leafy green vegetables, and avocados to name a few. Vitamins are essential nutrients that contribute to a healthy life. While most people are able to get the vitamins they need from the foods they eat, there are millions of people who must take supplemental vitamins as part of their health regimen, as they are lacking the vitamins in their diet. It is important to consult a physician before one decides to begin taking a vitamin regimen
Analysis Of Doctor In The House
This text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” written by Richard Gordon. He was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his “Doctor” series. The novels were very successful in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s. “Doctor in the House” is one of Gordon’s twelve “Doctor” books and is noted for witty description of a medical student’s years of professional training.
The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. This text is narration with elements of dialogues. The style of written prose is formal. Author mainly uses past tenses, but present – in dialogues.
The events in the text refer to the real world and the author seeks to judge the text subjectively. The text under consideration is a witty and humorous description of such a hard and important thing in students’ life as their final exams. The author shows us the condition of students before, during and after exams, therefore, the aim of the text is to describe the students’ feelings, emotion and preparations for them. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting for examinations. The author tries to show the reader different actions and feelings during the passing the examinations. The composition of this text consists of the following components: exposition, when the author gives the concept of an examination. narration, when the author describes passing the examinations, an interesting story about passing an examination at Cambridge. climax, when the author shows the examination results.
The ending is absent it means that the structure is opened.
In that text Author shows us in detail the process of examination, but tries to show it through different actions and feelings of students during the passing the exams. The main character is medical student R. Gordon and his student-colleagues. The story takes place at the examination room when their fate is being decided.
The atmosphere in the text is filled with tension and pressure that is drawn on hero by the situation and conflict he is facing. We learn about the students well, because the author has created true-to-life characters, even more so the Author was passing the examinations himself. The author proves to be a real master. And he employs a lot of expressive means and stylistic devices to make the story vivid and bright. The text is emotionally moving, and some details produce an emotional reaction.
The conflict is to be considered as tension in the story. This particular extract of the book gives us the idea of uncontrollable force impersonated by examinations against the student whose fate is in their hands. At some point oral exam becomes some kind of a lottery for the hero “to win” the question he know answer to. However the real answer here is with the hero himself, struggling against his lack of self-confidence which marks the inner conflict and the unfairness of life The type of conflict here is Person and Self.
The story is told from first person narration and we can see the situation with his own eyes. The main character – medical student R. Gordon is round and dynamic character. Author tells us about him nothing, because he wants to say that Gordon is an ordinary student. Author uses indirect method of characterization, and we can learn something of him only through his feelings.
The general slant of the text, judging from the peculiar usage of epithets and metaphors with intentionally tragic coloring towards common life situations is comic. Let`s simply remember the comparison of written papers exam room with the court hall, the doors of which are flanked by dispassionate porters and the judge sits above all, just the way the invigilator was placed. Another vivid example is the simile of viva waiting room to the condemned cell, which seemed incredibly accurate to the student but to the reader it only proved how very afraid of viva the narrator was. For example by a simile “the final examinations are something like death” the author shows condition of a student before an examination as close to death, “like a prize-fighter” also shows a contest, then the author compares, using the simile, the students that want to produce a certain impression and looking at professor like the “impressionable music enthusiasts gazing at the solo violinist”. Author uses a lot of very bright and vivid similes in order to give us a chance to feel the nerves and stress characters felt – “My palms were as wet as sponges”. Medical textbooks compared through metaphor to a “well-trodden paths”. Also the usage of hyperbolas lets us to understand how the hero felt while expecting the results “room had suddenly come to a frightening, unexpected silence and stillness, like an unexploded bomb”. The author brilliantly uses the allusion referring to the Bible’s Judgment day. We discover that final exams are death and the Secretary as an archangel corresponds where they would go to the paradise or to hell. “The candidate would step up closely to the Secretary, who would say simply “Pass” or “Failed”. Successful men would go upstairs to receive the congratulations and handshakes of the examiners and failures would slink miserably out of the exit to seek the opiate oblivion.”
This extract is constructed around the single theme which can be formulated as procedure of the exams. The author uses numerous thematic words, such as: the student, the final examinations, the exams, to prepare, the examiners, cheating, textbooks, to swot up, the written papers, uniformed, examinees, knowledge, tripos, viva, marking, grading, to pass and so on. Besides the basic theme the text touches upon many very important secondary themes: the psychological types of students, cheating at the exams, students’ prejudice, disadvantage of women student at the exams, the psychological pressure of the process of the examination on the students. The main idea conveyed by the author may be expressed as: the final examinations are reason for a great psychological pressure and a real challenge for the students. The following key words can prove it: student, exams, viva, writing papers, contest, prize-fighter, fighting spirit, to hope, to hit, depressing and others.
Thanks to an interesting subject this story occupies the reader’s attention.
It makes us to empathize with the students and feel their psychological state. But despite of numerous frightful similes we may see ironical slant of text which make it interesting to read. Having read only one fragment from the “Doctor in the house”, I found that Richard Gordon is a talented writer, who could perfectly reflect the students’ emotion avoided usage of clichés and shown the common issue of young people with self-confidence and self-esteem from the angle of irony.
Dream About Developed Country: India In 2050
India’s diversity is renowned, contributing to its unique beauty across various domains including technology, science, society, and the environment. Each Indian has the potential to contribute significantly to their country’s economic growth. Throughout history, Indians have proven themselves as invaluable assets with notable figures like Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Satyajit Ray, and Sam Pitroda. Their exceptional innovation skills surpass those of many other nations. Looking ahead to the future, we contemplate how India’s socio-economic status, scientific and technological advancements, living standards, and related fields will evolve by 2050.
Despite the challenges posed by busy roads, tight schedules, high population density, and health hazards, Indians take pride in their culture. Additionally, while also providing cheap labor to multinational corporations, we remain the primary drivers of our eco-friendly cultural values. Even though indirectly, our actions serve humanity.
India has witnessed an impressive surge in population, adding 181 million individuals between 2001 and 2011. This growth falls just short of Brazil’s entire population. Nonetheless, a considerable proportion of India’s people, precisely 76 percent, reside on less than US$2 per day (at purchasing power parity rates). Despite experiencing substantial expansion over the past decade, India lags behind other countries when it comes to per capita-level consumption indicators such as energy, electricity, and similar metrics.
The majority of India’s population growth is found among the poorest socio-economic group. In 2009, wealthier Indian states had a fertility rate below 2.1, which is not enough to sustain population stability based on infant mortality standards seen in developed countries. On the other hand, Bihar and other financially disadvantaged states had fertility rates around 4.0.
India’s growth demonstrates its reliance on the ‘demographic dividend’ to drive development. This term refers to a phase when a substantial part of a nation’s population falls within the working age bracket. Experts estimate that this factor contributed 25% to 40% towards East Asia’s remarkable economic progress in the late 20th century.
India stands apart from East Asia in multiple aspects. Its population density is nearly triple the average in East Asia and over eight times higher than the global average of 45 people per square kilometer. If India’s population reaches around 1.69 billion by 2050, it will result in over 500 individuals per square kilometer. Moreover, India’s infrastructure development lags significantly behind that of East Asian nations before their economic boom. In terms of education, healthcare, roads, electricity, housing, and employment growth, both soft and hard infrastructure aspects exhibit evident strain within India.
Despite India’s energy capacity being just over 200 gigawatts, it faces a shortage of coal for its new power stations and uncertain future supply. On the other hand, China has a capacity exceeding 1000 gigawatts and aims to generate 600 gigawatts of clean electricity by 2020. However, China’s annual coal mining reaches nearly four billion tonnes, negatively impacting both local and global air quality. In comparison, India’s mining rate is significantly lower at only 600 million tonnes per year. Nevertheless, India may need to increase this rate in order to meet its growing energy needs, leading to rising pollution levels similar to those in China.
In addition to the challenges with coal supply, India heavily relies on importing 80 percent of its crude oil requirements. This heavy reliance has resulted in an unsustainable current account deficit surpassing 5 percent of its GDP. Moreover, prospects for alternative energy sources like shale gas are unpromising for India.
India is currently experiencing a significant food supply crisis, with per capita food grain production reaching levels similar to those in the 1970s. From 2005 to 2007, the average daily calorie intake per person in India was only 2,300 calories, which is below the poverty line set for rural areas at 2,400 calories per day. Furthermore, this decrease in calorie consumption has persisted in recent years.
India cannot afford to disregard the cautionary Malthusian forecasts regarding food availability until 2050 or beyond. The global food costs have surged to unprecedented heights, affecting India as well which is grappling with soaring food inflation.
India’s potential success in meeting the needs of its expanding population is overshadowed by concerns about the long-term environmental impact of its growth. The global demand for water is predicted to increase by over 50% from 2000 to 2050, while food demand will double. Producing one ton of food grains necessitates approximately one thousand tons of water. As a result, disputes over water resources have become more frequent in India and often require intervention from the Supreme Court.
The probable reason is that policy makers have performed abysmally in all measurable aspects. This becomes apparent when comparing India to China. Despite criticism of violating human dignity and rights, efforts should be made to minimize such measures whenever feasible; history has shown us that dire circumstances call for extreme actions. Numerous institutions will scrutinize the accomplishments and deficiencies of the one-child policy, but it successfully decreased China’s population by a potential 400 million individuals.
India cannot be classified as a developed nation until it addresses the problems of poverty, hunger, and suffering experienced by the impoverished individuals on the streets and those residing in slums. The fact that millions of people in India continue to survive on less than one dollar per day is a cause for concern.
According to the Wealth Report 2012 by Knightfrank and Citi Private Bank, India is projected to surpass the US and China and become the economic superpower by 2050 with a GDP of $85.97 trillion and an impressive economic growth rate of 8%.
The success of Indian high-tech companies should be based on performance and results rather than metrics catering to specific interest groups. To establish global leadership, these companies must recognize global needs and utilize technology accordingly.
It is crucial for these companies to identify necessary services for improving healthcare, education, and economic models in underdeveloped segments of society. Currently, the high-tech industry is experiencing disruptive changes due to the shift towards cloud-based services.
India aspires not only to become a superpower, but also to achieve remarkable advancements in health, education, business, urbanization, and rural development. The ultimate goal is to establish a poverty-free society with no slums and plentiful job opportunities. These aspirations are shared by all Indians. By collaborating, we can undoubtedly witness our beloved INDIA IN 2050 prospering as a highly developed and prosperous nation.