Vitamin Basics
Learn the fundamentals of how vitamins work in your body and why they matter for your health. These introductory articles explain the basic science behind these essential nutrients.
Can Vitamins Prevent Disease?
The vitamin supplement industry is worth millions of pounds every year, and the Internet is full of suggestions that vitamins can prevent or cure all kinds o...
Do Animals Need Vitamin Supplements?
Animals can make a number of the vitamins they need, such as vitamin B3, vitamin C and vitamin D, in their own bodies, and the bacteria in their gut can make...
How Drugs and Foods Interact With Vitamins
Drugs and vitamins can interact with each other, and certain foods can interact with vitamins. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor if you have any concerns over f...
How Were Vitamins Discovered?
Vitamins are compounds that are essential to life and health in small amounts. Some vitamins are synthesised by humans and animals, but the key source is fro...
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 needs to perf...
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 effect on health if taken inap...
The Myths About Vitamins
Vitamins are compounds that are needed by the body for good health. The human body cannot synthesize its own vitamins (other than vitamin D in the skin), and...
Vitamins in Your Diet
Health experts agree that eating a healthy balanced diet is the best way to get all the individual vitamins you need. So if you’re keen to make sure you’...
What Are Fat Soluble Vitamins?
Vitamins can be divided into two types – fat-soluble and water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins, vitamins A (see ‘Vitamin A’), D (see ‘Vitamin D’), E...
What are Vitamins?
We hear a lot about vitamins these days and most of us know that getting the right amount of essential vitamins every day is essential for good health. But w...
Which are the Most Nutrient Rich Foods?
Nutrient Rich Foods It’s true that the best way to get all the vitamins you need for great health and fitness is to eat a wide variety of foods. But there...
Why Do We Need Vitamins
Vitamins are compounds that are essential for staying healthy, and that cannot be made in the body so must come from food or other sources (some vitamin D is...