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What is the difference between hormones and vitamins?                

Answer:

                The main points of difference are :

Hormones	Vitamins
1. They are produced in the ductless (endocrine) glands, e.g., testes of males and ovaries of females.	1. They are not produced in the body but have to be supplied in food (except vitamin D which may be supplied in the food or produced in skin by irradiation of sterols present in oils and fats with UV light).
2. They are not stored in the body but are continuously produced.	2. They may remain stored (except vitamin C and some vitamins of group B) to fight out the diseases.