| Millions of people around the world use vitamins and | | | | On the other hand there are fat-soluble vitamins. They |
| ingest the coinciding minerals with them, but not many | | | | do not flow as freely through your system and often |
| actually know what vitamins truly are or their exact | | | | need help from proteins to transport them around the |
| benefits. The definition of what a vitamin is essentially | | | | body. These vitamins are stored in the fatty tissue of |
| quite simple. They are substances that are vital to your | | | | the body and if taken in substantial doses they can |
| body and mind. They are not made by your body itself | | | | give off some negative side effects. Therefore you |
| and you must provide your body with these nutrients | | | | need to ingest them much less than water-soluble |
| to survive. In truth, the body only needs a small amount | | | | vitamins as they are not passed through the body |
| of each vitamin but without it, the consequences can | | | | nearly as quickly. |
| be severe. | | | | The main fat-soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K. The |
| There are two main types of vitamins, fat-soluble and | | | | most common water-soluble vitamins are B and C. |
| water-soluble. All vitamins and nutrients are organic and | | | | The benefits of such vitamins are quite vast. Vitamin B |
| they all contain oxygen, hydrogen and carbon. While | | | | is a source of energy for your metabolism and the |
| there are many different forms and types of vitamins, | | | | production of blood cells within the body. Vitamin C is a |
| there is a strict process that must be adhered to | | | | very powerful antioxidant and helps assist your body in |
| before any substance is determined to be a vitamin. It | | | | absorbing other nutrients. The A vitamin can benefit a |
| must be proven that the substance, when removed | | | | number of things, your vision, development, growth and |
| from the diet, can cause deficiencies and or disease. | | | | assist your immune system. Vitamin E is one of the |
| Fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins have | | | | most powerful antioxidants there is and can prevent |
| some clear and distinct differences. Water-soluble | | | | many types of disease and prevent cell damage. |
| vitamins thrive on water. They are absorbed into the | | | | Vitamin K gives the body essential proteins that can |
| bloodstream directly and can move easily and quickly | | | | prevent blood clots and overall give your cells and |
| throughout the body. If you ingest more of these | | | | body more strength. |
| vitamins than your body needs, it will simply be passed | | | | Be sure to seek proper medical advice if you are |
| through your body via your urine. Accordingly, there is | | | | unsure of the supplements or vitamins that you are |
| no real danger in taking too much of these vitamins or | | | | taking. Dietitians will be able to give you proper advice |
| overdosing in any way. You must ingest quite a bit of | | | | on the exact dosage to consume for maximum |
| these vitamins as they are not stored in any part of | | | | benefits. |
| the body. | | | | |