Vitamin D, also known as calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin found in food, but also can be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun. Vitamin D exists in several forms, each form acting differently, some actually relatively inactive in our body. The liver and kidney help convert vitamin D to its active hormone form.

There are two main types of vitamin D. Vitamin D2 i....

As the baby boomers continue to age, people of all ages are increasingly keen on taking responsibility for their own health and are showing more and more interest in watching their diet and taking vitamin supplements to maintain their health and well-being. In particular, there is a growing awareness of the benefits of health supplements for both young and old.

In general, a good daily multivitamin....

Despite government recommendations, parents in the United Kingdom are not aware of the importance of children and pregnant women supplementing with vitamin D, according to a warning published by two Scottish doctors in the British Medical Journal.Vitamin D is an essential nutrient, normally pro....

Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant vitamin that helps to neutralize potentially damaging free radicals in our body. It exists in eight different forms, d-alpha-tocopherol being the most active form and one of the most powerful biologically active antioxidants. Each form has a different level of potency (functional use) in the body. The tocopherol and tocotrienol subfamilies are each composed of alpha, beta, g....

Vitamins are organic substances that are necessary for normal health and growth in both animals and humans. If a vitamin is absent from the diet, or we don't properly absorb it, a specific deficiency disease may develop. Even worse, our entire body may start a decline that, over a period of years, may develop into a very serious disease such as, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, etc.

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Our most precious God given gift just might be our eyes. Without them, we do not visually see the world and all that is in it. Those without sight see it in a different way, but it is in darkness and thought. So why do not people care more for that ability by protecting it with a good diet? They just do not know how important it really is, or do not have the facts.

With all the technology and resources, why do....

Vitamins are very easy to find if you know where to look. Meats, grains, fruits and vegetables are all excellent natural sources of vitamins. As an added bonus, your body will typically absorb the vitamins found in foods more easily than those found in supplements. This article will discuss the top ten natural foods that contain important vitamins that your body needs.

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Vitamin C is one of the best known of the vitamins. This short article details the common and less common knowledge surrounding this important complex protein. Also known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin. Contrary to many other animals, humans are unable to make their own in their bodies. Since this is the case we must have it in our diets.

Vitamin C is needed in our diets to allow collagen synthesis. ....

The exact dosages of various nutrients are very important for both consumers and physicians. A report from from the American Heart Association's annual meeting November 2004 in New Orleans indicated that doses of vitamin E should not exceed 400 International Units (I.U.) daily.

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At the outset, it must be recalled that good news does not make headlines. That the....

Calcium comes in many forms, and is a whitish substance which is a primary ingredient in things such as chalk, ivory, pearls, and bones. It is known as the fifth most common element in the earth's crust and is a primary mineral in the human body.....