What are Vitamins?
Vitamins are substances that your body needs to work properly and keep you in good health. Most vitamins cannot be made by the body, so they have to be provided by your diet or by supplements
Why do I need Vitamins?
Vitamins are needed for a variety of biological processes, among them growth, digestion and nerve function.
Vitamins are involved in many processes that enable your body to use carbohydrates, fats and proteins for energy and repair. Though vitamins are involved in converting food into energy, they supply no calories.
What are "Fat soluble Vitamins"
Fat-soluble vitamins are found mainly in some fatty foods such as butter, dairy products, liver and oily fish. If your body does not need fat-soluble vitamins immediately, then they are stored in the liver for future us
There are only four fat-soluble vitamins:
vitamin A
vitamin D
vitamin E
vitamin K
What are "Water soluble" Vitamins
Water-soluble vitamins are found in fruits and vegetables. Unlike fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body, so you need to eat them more often. If water soluble vitamins are not used by the body then they are removed in your urine when you go to the toilet.
Examples of water-soluble vitamins include:
vitamin B6
vitamin B12
vitamin C
folic acid
biotin
niacin
pantothenic acid
riboflavin (vitamin B2)
thiamin (vitamin B1)
