Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins

Overuse or deficiency of vitamins has a critical effect on our health. What is the meaning behind the letters A, B, C, D, E and K, what is their purpose, what are the differences and how to supplement them? They are not medication, but billions of them are sold as pills all over the world. We are talking about vitamins which are integral for the proper functioning of our organism. In this Australian feature film, the prominent science promoter, Dr Derek Muller, will introduce us to the experts worldwide to understand what individual vitamins give and take, how scientists got to the root of them over time and whether vitamin supplements are actually beneficial. (Academia Film Olomouc)