How are vitamins classified?

*Discuss the following questions:******** 1. How are vitamins classified? List the specific vitamins that fall under each classification and identify their respective roles/functions for overall health and athletic performance. 2.What are free radicals? Where do they come from and what effect do they have on the body? What are antioxidents? Which vitamins and related compounds serve as antioxidents in the body? Briefly describe how they work in the body. 3. What are the major minerals? What differentiates a major mineral from a trace mineral? Discuss the role for each of the major and trace minerals in the body and give specific food sources for each? 4.What is “water balance”? Which condition, a positive balance or negative balance, poses the greatest risk to athletes? Defend your answer. As a sports nutritionist, what practical guidelines would you give your athlete to help ensure adequate hydration during competition? 5.How much and what types of beverages can be consumed in the hours and minutes leading up to competition? Discuss why fluid intake prior to competition is advantageous. After competition or training, rehydration is very important. What are the pro and cons of drinking just plain water during recovery?