Understanding vitamins.

1950s family eats wholesome, vitamin-packed meal, and wash it down with tall glasses of milk. Re-creation of sailors eating healthy foods to ward off scurvy and disease. Re-creation of doctor doing research in South Pacific during the 19th century. Doctors in laboratory discover vitamins. Children play on playground. Boy reads a book (with the help of vitamin A!). CU of eye. Animated diagram of mucous membranes. Girl reads a book. Crowded beach scenes illustrate the importance of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. Animated diagram of bloodstream carrying vitamins. Cross Section of a bone. Vitamins nourish bone tissue. Animation of bone degenerating and regenerating. Still-life of bountiful garden vegetables. Animated diagram of sugars and fats. Machine which indicates the presence of vitamins in foods. Children playing on Radio Flyer wagon. Beakers full of blood. Microscopic footage of cells at work. More beakers and laboratory scenes. Great footage of chemists and pharmacists working in lab.Vitamins being manufactured, poured into giant “coating” vats. Doctor treats woman and her baby. Woman prepares food in kitchen. Mixes corn and peas. Peels leaves from head of lettuce. Boils potatoes and spinach. Jug of milk. Family eating a healthy, balanced meal.