| Let's see: all you know about vitamins | | | | well as Vitamin C all belong to this |
| are that they're good for the body, and | | | | group. These vitamins are distributed |
| that you can either obtain them from | | | | throughout in the body. Excesses are |
| eating foods rich in vitamins or by | | | | flushed out through urine, but vitamin |
| taking supplements. That's correct in a | | | | B12, which includes cobalamin, biotin, |
| sense, but what you know is far from | | | | folic acid, and pantothenic acid, |
| being able to paint the whole picture | | | | continue to stay inside the liver. |
| about vitamins. If you want to get | | | | Planning for a Vitamin-Rich Diet |
| healthy and fit, you have to update the | | | | The following foods are what you have to |
| vitamin information database inside your | | | | eat if you wish for a vitamin-rich diet: |
| head and live accordingly. | | | | Vitamin A - Known as the vitamin that |
| The Definition and Function of Vitamins | | | | greatly enhances your eyesight (vision |
| Medically speaking, vitamin is made up | | | | and color-wise), Vitamin A has other |
| of two words: vital amine, and it is an | | | | special functions like aiding physical |
| organic substance or compound which has | | | | growth - which is critical during your |
| a catalytic function in causing certain | | | | childhood to teenage years - and helping |
| essential chemical reactions in the | | | | you to have and maintain glowing skin. |
| body. In simpler terms, vitamins make | | | | Vitamin A can be found in foods like |
| good things happen inside the body more | | | | milk, carrots, and spinach. |
| quickly and with less energy spent. | | | | Vitamin B - The largest group of |
| Without vitamins, the human body has a | | | | vitamins, Vitamin B, facilitates your |
| hard time making those reactions happen, | | | | body's metabolism. It also boosts your |
| and this could result to a partial or | | | | energy levels and help in the production |
| total breakdown of the whole system. | | | | of red blood cells (RBC). Vitamin B can |
| Types of Vitamins | | | | be found also in milk (now you know why |
| Fat Soluble - There are four vitamins | | | | you have to drink plenty glasses of milk |
| that fall under this category and they | | | | in the past), oranges, beans, leafy |
| are vitamins A, D, E, and K. All four | | | | greens, whole grain bread, and even |
| vitamins are stored in reserve inside | | | | seafood. |
| the liver and the body's fatty tissues. | | | | Vitamin C - If you have a lot of Vitamin |
| They are released when they need to | | | | C in your body, don't be surprised when |
| perform a special rescue function for | | | | your wounds and illnesses heal more |
| the body. | | | | quickly than most because that's just |
| Water Soluble - These are external | | | | one of the functions it performs. |
| vitamins that enter the body when it | | | | Oranges are the most popular provider of |
| consumes fruits and vegetable, both of | | | | Vitamin C, but you can also get it from |
| which these vitamins can be found. The | | | | eating strawberries and broccoli. |
| various sub-vitamins under Vitamin B as | | | | |