Vitamins are essential nutrients that are required for your body in very small amounts for normal growth, metabolism, development and physical well-being. Some of the vitamins are present in your daily food and some are not. Vitamins are help chemical reactions happen for digestion of food and this cannot be done by the body on its own. Vitamins thus help in metabolism. So you must take vitamins in the form of diet such as fruit and vegetables. Some vitamins are not available in food; so we have to take them as food supplements or there is deficiency.
Vitamin deficiency occurs when you don’t eat certain food. So you have to take different types of food. And these are different from proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
No food item contains all the vitamins and doesn’t give enough vitamin; so we have to take balanced and a varied diet. Many vitamins are essential for life with each vitamin is having different functionality. There are 13 vitamins which are unique and having different functionality. The vitamins are A, B, C, D, E, K, L, P, N, Q, QUERCETIN etc,.. Each of these should be taken in minute quantities per day according to the requirement of your body. Consult your physician in this regard. Some of the vitamins can eliminate even medical problems. The body can make vitamin D and K on its own. There are two types of vitamins are there:
1. Water soluble vitamins
2. Fat soluble vitamins
The best way to get enough vitamins is to have balanced diet with a variety of foods. In some cases, you may need to take a daily multivitamin dose for optimal health. However, high doses of some vitamins can make you sick.
