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