Types Of Vitamins Nutrional Supplement

Vitamins are a nutritional supplement they're as important to us as, food, shelter and water. Since many people unknowingly miss out on vital nutrients in their diet on a day to day basis, taking a few seconds a day to add vitamins to your daily intake becomes the foundation for good health.

Over 30 published research articles conclude, that all adults can benefit from taking a multivitamin daily to help in maintaining: cardiovascular, bone and breast tissue, immune defense system, colon health-especially in people who consume alcohol, cholesterol and homocysteine levels. It also improves circulatory and blood vessel health. What about you? Are you getting the right amounts of all the right nutrients.

When choosing a multivitamin it should at least provide the basic daily requirements of vitamins and minerals your body needs each day. It should also include antioxidants, nutrients such as Vitamin A (beta carotene), Vitamin C, E and selenium, also look for a multivitamin with plenty of Vitamin B (folic acid) and trace minerals (including zinc).

Here is some basic knowledge on vitamins as a nutritional supplement, what they do for you (benefits) and where they are found (5 basic food groups).

Vitamin A: Important for healthy teeth , bones, eyes and skin. Found in eggs, meat, milk, cheese, liver and fish.

Vitamin B1 Thiamin: Helps the body change carbohydrates into energy, also essential for heart functions and healthy nerve cells. Found in whole grains, soy beans, peas, liver, lean cuts of pork, seeds and nuts.

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin: Important for body growth and production of red blood cells. Found in dairy products, lean meat, poultry, fish, grains and dark green vegetables.

Vitamin B3 Niacin: Helps maintain healthy skin, nerves and lowers cholesterol. Found in foods rich in protein, liver, meat and peanuts.

Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid: Essential for metabolism plays a role in the production of hormones and cholesterol. Found in eggs, lier, skim milk, yeast, lean beef and sweet potatoes.

Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine: Helps form red blood cells and maintain brain function. Found in fortified cereals, beans, meat, poultry, fish and some fruits and vegetables.

Vitamin B7 Biotin: Essential for the metabolism of protein and carbohydrates and in the production of hormones and cholesterol, Found in vegetables and whole grains.

Vitamin B9 Folate: Helps build red blood cells especially important for pregnant women. Found in green leafy vegetables.

Vitamin B12 Cobalamin: Important for metabolism, helps form red blood cells and maintains the central nervous system. Naturally found in foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, poultry ,eggs, milk and fortified cereals.

Vitamin C Ascorbic acid: Promotes healthy teeth and gums also helps the body absorb iron and maintain healthy tissue and promotes wound healing. Found in fruit and vegetables, citrus fruits and juices, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and cantaloupe.

Vitamin D: Promotes the body's absorption of calcium which is important for healthy teeth and bones. Found in fortified milk, fatty fish and fish oil.

Vitamin E Tocopherol: An antioxidant that plays a role in formation of red blood and helps promote a healthy heart and prostate. Found in nuts, green leafy vegetables

Vitamin K: Essential for blood coagulation and it helps promote bone health. Found in green leafy vegetables and some vegetable oils.

With all this knowledge of what to eat and how to get all your essential vitamins, people still will not eat the proper foods. Not surprisingly, a recent study published in the journal of the American Dietetic Association concluded that adolescents who use multivitamins are more likely to have better nutrition than nonusers. Thus good nutrition plays a major role in growing up healthy and reducing health risks during adulthood

The United States Congress agrees that multivitamins can indeed promote good health. They have recently passed an act regarding multivitamin use and older Americans. In the 2006 Congress officially stated that good nutrition is vital to good health, and that vitamins as a nutritional supplement is an acceptable method of maintaining good nutrition and health.

40% of older adults are actually malnourished. Why? Because as adults get older, their bodies become less and less able to use and absorb vitamins and minerals. so like teens, aging adults are also more apt to have nutrient deficiencies.

While a balanced diet remains the ideal source of nutrition for all Americans, taking a daily multivitamin is an inexpensive way of preventing nutritional deficiencies and ensuring good health among aging populations. Although Congress's act specifically targets older adults, multivitamins can help satisfy nutrient requirements in people of all ages.

Between eating properly and taking one of the GNC's Multivitamin Formulas, this will help in taking good care of you and your body's needs!

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