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Your body needs vitamins to function normally and maintain your health.
you’re able to also obtain vitamins through supplements.
However, it is better to get your vitamins from food.
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Food includes a complex mix of nutrients that helps your body absorb and use vitamins better than supplements.
Think of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue fruits and vegetables.
The intense colors of fruits and vegetables come from the types of nutrients they contain.
Focus on Specific Foods
you might easily obtain certain vitamins if you focus on specific nutrient-dense foods.
Some vitamin-rich foods are known to be excellent sources of multiple vitamins.
Consuming these foods can help you obtain the vitamins you need with fewer calories.
These foods include:
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Taking Supplements
Vitamin supplements include tablets, capsules, powders, and gummies.
They can also contain other nutrients, minerals, herbs, enzymes,amino acids, and other ingredients.
They can also provide the vitamins you gotta improve your general health and manage some health conditions.
This is the amount of a specific nutrient you should probably stay healthy.
This interactive tool provides immediate recommendations calculated according to your age, sex, height, and weight.
It’s important to check with your healthcare provider before taking new supplements to ensure you use them safely.
Some vitamins can interact with certain medications or pose health risks when taken in excess.
Some may contain added sugar, salt, and/or other ingredients that can offset other benefits.
Vitamins are either water-soluble or fat-soluble.
When you consume water-soluble vitamins, your body expels what it does not absorb.
When you consume fat-soluble vitamins, leftover amounts are stored as reserves in your liver and fat tissues.
Water-soluble vitamins:
Fat-soluble vitamins:
Minerals
Your body also needs minerals to remain healthy.
The complex mixture of nutrients in food helps your body absorb and use vitamins effectively.
Knowing the vitamin content of certain foods can help you eat wisely.
Supplements can help you obtain the necessary vitamins if you’re able to’t get them from your diet.
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