Post by kurilin on Jun 28, 2006 13:58:19 GMT -5
In case anyone wants to know, i copied a list of vitamins and what they do in your body from my health book.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)- protects against infection, helps form connective tissue, helps heal wounds, maintains elasticity and strength of blood bessels, promotes healthy teeth and gums
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)- Converts glucose into genergy or fat, contributes to good apetite
Vitamin B2 (ribolavin)- essential for producing energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
Niacin- Important for maintenance of all body tissues, helps in enegery production, needed by body to utilize carbohydrates to synthesize body fats, and for cell respiration
Vitamin B6- Essepntial for amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism, helps turn the amino acid "tryptophan" into "serotonin" and niacin
Folic Acid- Necessary for production of genetic material and normal red bloodcells, reduces risk of birth defects
Vitamin B12- Necessary for production of red blood cells and normal growth
Vitamin A- Helps maintain skin tissue, strengthens tooth enamel, promotes cell growth, keeps eyes moist, helps eyes adjust to darknesss, may adi in cancer prevention
Vitamin D- Promotes absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus, essential for normal bone and toothe development
Vitamin E- May help in oxygen transport, may slow the effects of aging, may protext against destruction of red blood cells
Vitamin K- Essential for blood clotting, assisting in regulating blood calcium level.
If anyone wants a list of foods to get these vitamins from, please don't hesitate to ask
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)- protects against infection, helps form connective tissue, helps heal wounds, maintains elasticity and strength of blood bessels, promotes healthy teeth and gums
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)- Converts glucose into genergy or fat, contributes to good apetite
Vitamin B2 (ribolavin)- essential for producing energy from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
Niacin- Important for maintenance of all body tissues, helps in enegery production, needed by body to utilize carbohydrates to synthesize body fats, and for cell respiration
Vitamin B6- Essepntial for amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism, helps turn the amino acid "tryptophan" into "serotonin" and niacin
Folic Acid- Necessary for production of genetic material and normal red bloodcells, reduces risk of birth defects
Vitamin B12- Necessary for production of red blood cells and normal growth
Vitamin A- Helps maintain skin tissue, strengthens tooth enamel, promotes cell growth, keeps eyes moist, helps eyes adjust to darknesss, may adi in cancer prevention
Vitamin D- Promotes absorption and use of calcium and phosphorus, essential for normal bone and toothe development
Vitamin E- May help in oxygen transport, may slow the effects of aging, may protext against destruction of red blood cells
Vitamin K- Essential for blood clotting, assisting in regulating blood calcium level.
If anyone wants a list of foods to get these vitamins from, please don't hesitate to ask
