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What's So Important About Vitamins?
By
Piter Smith
In our childhood, we all might have got reprimanded by
our mothers, scrutinising our dinner plates and saying
sternly 'quickly finish up your salad - it's full of
vitamins'! And when we grow up our Doctors keep
reminding us 'do not forget to take your daily dose of
vitamins'! Some of us still wonder what is so special
about them that everyone keeps emphasising on the
importance of their consumption?! Vitamins (and also
minerals) are micro substances found in the food items
we consume. They help the body to do its daily functions
and help you grow healthy and in an appropriate way.
They are of different types, with each having an
important role to play. They are present in different
forms and quantities in different food items. Thus, that
is the reason why everyone advices us to eat a balanced
diet, so that we do not miss out on any of them! For
example: Milk contains Vitamin D that makes our bones
strong, oranges and other citrus fruits contain Vitamin
C that increases our body's healing powers, B vitamins
present in green leafy vegetables provides us with
proteins and energy.
Types:
Vitamins are of two types: Water Soluble and Fat Soluble
Vitamins.
The Fat Soluble ones gets stored in our Liver and fat
tissues. These are stored to be used at the time when
our body requires them. These can stay stored for few
days and sometimes even up to six months! When the body
requires them, then a special carrier in the body takes
them to where they are required. Vitamin A, D, E and K
fall under the Fat Soluble category.The Water soluble
ones do not get stored in our body. When we consume food
that is rich in water soluble vitamins, they flow
through our body via the blood stream. Whichever body
part or organ requires them, they are used there. The
rest, unused ones, are passed out of the body system
when we urinate. As they do not get stored, we need to
restore them daily with proper consumption of food rich
in them. The group of Vitamin B - B1 Thiamine, B2
Riboflavin, Niacin, B6 Pyroxide, B12 Cobalamine, Biotin,
Folic acid and Panthothenic acid and Vitamin C falls
under this category.
Food Source:
Our body is self sufficient and capable of meeting all
its needs. However, except one thing. Our body cannot
produce vitamins to meet its needs. Our body extracts
them from different food we eat. Thus, to get proper
quantity of vitamin A to K, we need to add a variety of
healthy food in our meas. Food Items rich in various
vitamins:
Vitamin A - Milk, Liver, Green Leafy Vegetables
like spinach, kale and fruits and vegetables like
carrots, sweet potatoes, etc.
Vitamin B - Seafood, fish, whole grains, eggs,
dairy products, poultry products, etc
Vitamin C - Citrus fruits like oranges,
strawberries, broccoli, cabbage, etc
Vitamin D - milk, fish, egg yolks, liver, etc
Vitamin E - nuts, egg yolks, green vegetables,
etc
Vitamin K - soybean oil, broccoli, green
vegetables, etc
Add all the above mentioned food items in your daily
meals to live a power packed life!
Author Bio: For any help on
facts about vitamins, check out the info available
online; these will help you learn to find the
water soluble vitamins!
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