| Far from the Flintstones shapes many of
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| | by adjusting your diet. These foods are
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| us chewed as kids, adult vitamins provide
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| | high in vitamins:
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| nutrients needed by a full-grown body.
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| | Vitamin A
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| While vitamins are abundant in many
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| | Eggs, milk, carrots, spinach, nectarines,
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| foods, many adults do not follow diets
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| | canteloupe, apricots, sweet potatoes
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| that provide all of the vitamins and
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| | B Vitamins
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| nutrients needed; a supplement can help
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| | (There are several types of B vitamins)
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| augment our daily intake.
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| | Whole grains, seafood, meat, poultry,
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| Like children, adults need certain
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| | eggs, dairy products, green leafy
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| vitamins to help our bodies function
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| | vegetables, beans, peas, citrus fruits
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| properly. Vitamins can also help prevent
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| | Vitamin C
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| certain types of diseases. For example,
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| | Citrus fruits, canteloupe, strawberries,
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| vitamin D helps strengthen bones and
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| | tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage
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| reduce risk of osteoporosis. Vitamin A
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| | Vitamin D
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| enhances vision, and vitamin C helps
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| | Dairy products, fish, egg yolks
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| fight colds. Vitamin B can give us
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| | Vitamin E
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| energy, which is certainly necessary in
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| | Whole grains, green leafy vegetables,
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| today's busy world. And vitamin E helps
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| | nuts, egg yolks, sardines
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| skin stay taut, which is definitely a
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| | Vitamin K
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| bonus as we begin to age.
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| | Green leafy vegetables, dairy products,
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| Some vitamins are fat-soluble, while
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| | pork, green leafy vegetables
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| others are water-soluble. The first type
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| | If you are able to get the vitamins you
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| of vitamins is stored until the body can
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| | need directly from the foods you eat, you
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| use the nutrients. These include vitamins
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| | will benefit most greatly. If not, there
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| A, D, E, and K. The latter type directly
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| | are many multi-vitamins available over
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| enters the blood stream, and what isn't
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| | the counter that will help you reach your
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| used is excreted through the urine. These
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| | nutritional needs. Getting the vitamins
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| vitamins-vitamins B and C, in
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| | and minerals we need is critical to
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| particular-need to constantly be
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| | maintaining good health as we get older.
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| replenished.
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| | Those chewable vitamins you took as a
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| If you are not into popping pills, there
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| | child started the job; it is your
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| are indeed ways to up your vitamin intake
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| | responsibility to maintain it!
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