| There are many different vitamins in food. | | | | peanuts, pecans, walnuts, peanut butter and |
| Vitamins are essential to life, but most of | | | | soy beans. |
| us do not get the amount of vitamins we need | | | | |
| in our every day diet. Certain foods are high | | | | Vitamins in foods that help your eyesight |
| not only in one vitamin, but many. Let us | | | | include Vitamin A that can be found in |
| take Broccoli, for example. | | | | carrots. It is not an old wives tale that |
| | | | eating carrots helps your eyesight. Carrots |
| Broccoli is probably one of the most | | | | contain Vitamin A that is actually shown to |
| nutritional foods on the face of the planet, | | | | protect against night blindness and can even |
| yet many people dislike this green vegetable. | | | | reverse cornea damage. While eating carrots |
| Broccoli is high in most of the B vitamins | | | | does not guarantee having 20/20 vision, other |
| and is both an antioxidant as well as an | | | | benefits of eating carrots containing vitamin |
| energy booster. Consumption of certain | | | | A include protection against cancer as well |
| vitamins in food, such as broccoli, have been | | | | as the common cold and flu. Vitamin A is also |
| found to stave off cancer and even fight the | | | | known to combat certain infections and aid in |
| disease. In addition to fighting off cancer | | | | the care of skin disorders. |
| and other illnesses, vitamins in food such as | | | | |
| broccoli can alleviate depression, help with | | | | Other foods that are high in vitamin A |
| anxiety and can improve cardiovascular | | | | include liver, parsley, mint, spinach, |
| health. | | | | carrots, dairy products, greens, cherries, |
| | | | sweet potatoes, greens, peaches, cantaloupe, |
| Oranges are high in Vitamin C. Vitamins in | | | | apricots, squash and our old friend, |
| food that protect us from colds and boost our | | | | broccoli. |
| immune system can be found in those foods | | | | |
| high in vitamin C. In addition to oranges, | | | | Vitamins in foods such as fish can help |
| most citrus fruits contain high quantities of | | | | control cholesterol and improve memory. Many |
| Vitamin C as do strawberries, cherries, | | | | people are taking fish oil supplements to |
| pineapple and tomatoes. Vegetables that are | | | | stave off diseases such as Alzheimers disease |
| also high in vitamin C include broccoli, | | | | and improve their concentration. People call |
| asparagus, potatoes and cauliflower. Melons | | | | fish brain food because the vitamins in food |
| and cabbage are also found to have | | | | such as fish are proven to help with |
| substantial amounts of this valuable vitamin. | | | | concentration and memory. |
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| Vitamins in food are the most natural way to | | | | Liver is not one of the most favorite |
| take the essential nutrients that we need to | | | | substances people can eat and many shy away |
| sustain good health. Most of us, however, do | | | | from this food. But liver contains iron. Iron |
| not get the amount of vegetables and other | | | | is essential for stamina, although you do not |
| foods that are high in certain vitamins on a | | | | want to get too much iron in your blood. |
| daily basis. For this reason, many people | | | | Women who are pregnant or those with anemia, |
| choose to take vitamin supplements to make up | | | | however, can benefit greatly from this food. |
| for any deficiencies they are experiencing by | | | | |
| not consuming vitamins in food. | | | | Vitamins in food come in many different |
| | | | varieties. In order to make certain that you |
| Remember when your mother told you to drink | | | | are getting the proper amount of vitamins in |
| your milk so you could get strong bones and | | | | food you should eat seven different fruits |
| teeth? She was not lying. Milk is high in | | | | and vegetables each day, drink orange juice |
| vitamin D that promotes strong bones and | | | | and consume milk or dairy products and make |
| teeth. While children need this essential | | | | sure you get whole grains as well as protein |
| vitamin to grow, older people can also | | | | in your diet. To many people, this seems as |
| benefit from vitamin D as it is shown to | | | | if it is a daunting task. This is why so many |
| stave off the effects of osteoporosis. Other | | | | people prefer to take vitamin supplements. |
| foods that are also high in vitamin D include | | | | |
| fish liver oils, egg yolks, shrimp and fish. | | | | While vitamin supplements are an excellent |
| | | | way to get your daily requirements of certain |
| Another one of the many vitamins in food is | | | | vitamins, vitamins in food is one way to be |
| Vitamin E, which is also a powerful | | | | sure that you are keeping your body healthy. |
| antioxidant. In addition to preventing cancer | | | | If nothing else, at least try to consume |
| and actually making cancer treatments more | | | | broccoli as much as you can, in addition to |
| effective, Vitamin E can reduce damage to | | | | taking your multivitamins. Of all the |
| lungs caused by smoking. It protects the body | | | | vitamins in food, broccoli contains the most |
| from toxic chemicals. Vitamins in foods | | | | beneficial supplements. |
| containing the E vitamin include most oils, | | | | |