| Vitamins are compounds found in food, which help us | | | | of diseases and infection. It also helps in the absorption |
| to be fit and healthy. These organic compounds help in | | | | of iron. Vitamin D can be obtained from sunlight. It is |
| the functioning of the various metabolic systems of | | | | essential for the bones and teeth. It is also needed for |
| our body. Vitamins are found naturally in the various | | | | the growth of our body. Vitamin E is an essential |
| foods, which we consume and we can also obtain | | | | antioxidant. It can be obtained from whole grains, |
| vitamins in the form of vitamin supplements. Vitamins | | | | asparagus, wheat germ, corn, green leafy vegetables |
| also help to protect our body from diseases and | | | | and seeds.If you do not take a proper nutritious diet |
| infections. Vitamins are also essential for the formation | | | | then you may suffer from vitamin deficiency health |
| of various enzymes and hormones of the body which | | | | problems. Lack of Vitamin A can cause problems |
| control the metabolic activities such as digestion, | | | | related to eyesight such as night blindness. Insufficient |
| circulation excretion etc. There are about eleven types | | | | Vitamin B can cause diseases like Beriberi, Anemia, |
| of vitamins, which are essential for the human body. | | | | poor resistance to diseases, etc. Lack of Vitamin C |
| Vitamin A is essential for the proper functioning of our | | | | causes gum bleeding, weakness, loss of appetite, |
| eye and it also acts as an anti oxidant preventing | | | | tiredness etc. Insufficient vitamin D causes deformation |
| certain oxidizing chemical reactions, which cause harm | | | | of bones and teeth. Deficiency of vitamins in food |
| to our body. Vitamin A can be obtained from green | | | | leads to poor health. An effective way of filling the |
| leafy vegetables, broccoli, carrot, sweet potatoes, | | | | nutritional gaps due to poor eating habits is the use of |
| pumpkin, papaya etc. The B group vitamins include | | | | vitamin supplements. These vitamin supplements can |
| thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, cyanocobalamin and | | | | help us to boost our immune system and to build up |
| biotin. These are essential for the proper functioning of | | | | stamina.It is always better to take vitamins as a whole |
| our nervous system and for the conversion of food in | | | | from food sources rather than synthetic vitamins. |
| to energy by the body. It is also essential for the | | | | Taking synthetic vitamins is more like taking half vitamin |
| proper functioning of various metabolic activities of our | | | | and our body treats natural and synthetic vitamin |
| body. Vitamin B is available from whole grains, beans, | | | | differently. It is very essential to provide our body with |
| fish, lean meat, fruits and vegetables, dry fruits, nuts, | | | | natural nutrients for protecting various organs and |
| milk, egg, soy beans, etc. Vitamin B-12 can be obtained | | | | body functions. Our body needs whole vitamins, which |
| only from animal sources such as liver, egg, meat, | | | | are found naturally in the foods such as grains, |
| cheeses etc. B group vitamins are essential for the | | | | vegetables and fruits rather than vitamin supplements. |
| amino acid metabolism, nitrogen metabolism, and for | | | | Our body utilizes the natural vitamin more efficiently |
| the healthy skin. Vitamin C can be obtained from citrus | | | | than the synthetic vitamin.Tanya writes on vitamins, |
| fruits such as lemon, sweet lime, oranges, grapes, | | | | healthy diets and herbs for depression. |
| grapefruit etc. Vitamin C is essential for the prevention | | | | |