Vitamins & Food

Many drinks are advertised as 'vitamin enriched', which makes them seem healthier. But are they healthier or just more expensive, and are they really...

Increasing numbers of manufacturers are adding vitamin to snack foods, including savoury snacks and sweets (as well as drinks - see also ‘Are...

Vitamins are essential compounds that cannot be made by the body so must come from the diet. Vitamins are fat-soluble (vitamin A, vitamin D,...

Vitamins are substances that are essential to health, and are not manufactured by the body (apart from vitamin D, which is produced in the skin...

Vitamin A Vitamin A (retinol) is a fat soluble vitamin (see ‘What Are Fat Soluble Vitamins?’) that is important for eyes (see ‘Nightblindness and...

When we think about getting plenty of vitamins in our daily diet most of us think about fruit and vegetables. Well, while it’s true that fruit and...

Most of us know that fruit is an essential part of getting our daily requirements of essential nutrients. But which fruits contain which vitamins and...

These days we’re always hearing about how we should eat up more fruit and vegetables and cut back on how much meat we eat. But can we get any...

Most of us know that when it comes to getting plenty of essential vitamins every day eating plenty of fresh vegetables is a great place to start. Not...

For a fit healthy and strong body, we all need to maintain a healthy, balanced diet full of essential vitamins. But these days, many people choose to...

The RDA (recommended dietary [or daily] allowance) is the amount of each vitamin that people need every day. Apart from some or all of the...

Products containing flour and margarine make up a large part of many people's diets - flour in bread and cakes, and margarine on toast, in...