The pediatric nurse is preparing a teaching plan about vitamins for parents of school-age children.What vital information will the nurse include in the plan? Select all that apply.

A) Vitamins are needed for cellular metabolism.
B) Vitamins are necessary for preventing particular deficiency diseases.
C) Because the body does not make vitamins, they must be supplied by the foods we eat.
D) The most important vitamin for children is vitamin C.
E) Vitamin C toxicity occurs in people with liver dysfunction.

Vitamins are organic substances that are necessary for metabolism or preventing a particular deficiency disease.Because the body cannot make vitamins,they must be supplied by the foods we eat.Vitamins are critical in building and maintaining body tissue,supporting our immune system so we can fight disease,and ensuring healthy vision.There is no reference that children need any other specific vitamin,such as vitamin C,more than others; all are important for healthy bodily functions.Because vitamin C is soluble in water,any excessive amount is regularly excreted by the kidneys into the urine.Thus,toxicity is rare except in people with renal disease-not liver disease.