The Benefits and Sources of Vitamins

Great Advice on Vitamins and Their Role...

Different groups of people need different vitamins, and ExploreVitamins looks at the vitamin requirements of men, women, children and older people. Our experts explore where you can find the best naturally occurring vitamins and which ones are good for which bits of you!

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Can Our Bodies Make Our Own Vitamins?: Vitamins are substances needed by everybody in small amounts to stay healthy. The human body can make its own vitamin D in the skin when it… [242 views in Oct]
Pros and Cons of Vitamin Supplements: To stay fit, healthy, supple and strong your body needs to get enough vital vitamins every day. Vitamins are essential nutrients that your body… [114 views in Oct]
Why Do Flour and Margarine Have Added Vitamins?: Products containing flour and margarine make up a large part of many people’s diets – flour in bread and cakes, and margarine on… [96 views in Oct]
Beri Beri and Pellagra: Deficiency of Vitamins B1, B3: Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, and vitamin B3, also known as niacin, are both water-soluble vitamins (see ‘The… [88 views in Oct]
The Effect of Caffeine on Vitamin Absorption: Although it is a substance that most of us consume everyday, caffeine can be a very dangerous drug that can have a detrimental… [82 views in Oct]
What Does Vitamin A do?: While zesty vitamin C and skin-loving vitamin E tend to grab most of the spotlight when it comes to looking after ourselves their fellow antioxidant vitamin –… [74 views in Oct]