Role of Vitamin and Health Food

The body needs vitamins to keep on healthy and varied diet generally gives you all the vitamins you need. The vitamins must come from food because it is not manufactured in the body.

Most people get enough vitamins by eating a varied diet and do not need to take a vitamin supplement. Others, however, do not eat a varied diet and can become deficient in certain vitamins. Older people in particular can not eat enough different kinds of food and may benefit from a natural health supplement.

There are 13 essential vitamins and each has a special role to play within the body, helping to regulate processes such as growth and cell repair, reproduction and digestion. Essential vitamins - the 13 essential vitamins are divided into two groups - fat soluble and water soluble vitamins. Vitamin A, D, E, and K are fat soluble and can be stored by the body. Vitamins and vitamin C to B are soluble in water; with the exception of vitamin B 12 can not be stored in the body.
Vitamins and supplements

Some research suggests that the body uses up more vitamins when under stress, from illness or daily life. So many people taking vitamins when she is feeling run down or have occupied a cold coming. Alcohol drinking and smoking makes it harder for the body to absorb vitamins, so if you smoke or drink heavily, you should pay special attention to your diet or take a health supplement.

Role of vitamin and health food:
There are several roles of vitamins and trace minerals in diseases: the shortcomings of
(1) Of vitamins and minerals can be caused by disease states such as poor absorption,
(2) Deficiency and excess of vitamins and minerals can cause disease in and of themselves e.g., vitamin A intoxication and liver disease, and
(3) Vitamins and minerals in high doses may be used as drugs e.g., niacin for hypercholesterolemia.

I am Loveleen Kaur a Journalist by profession working as Coordinator and Health Adviser with herbal supplements and baba ramdev medicines.