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Validity:

The degree to which a study or study instrument measures what it is intended to measure. Normally refers to correctness or truthfulness in regard to a study's conclusion.

Vitamins:

Vitamins are organic compounds that are nutritionally necessary in small amounts to control metabolic processes and cannot be synthesized by the body. Vitamins are typically classified by their solubility, which to some degree determines their stability; occurrence in foodstuffs; distribution in body fluids, and even for tissue storage capacity.