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Vitamin A Vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin, can be stored in the body. It helps normal bone growth, it helps the eyes adjust to dim light, and it helps provide infection-resistant skin. It need not be consumed every day, but it is wise to eat A-rich foods every other day. Vitamin A is found in [...]
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The B Vitamins
All of the B-complex vitamins are vital to normal metabolism and good health. All the B vitamins are water-soluble, like vitamin C, which means they are not stored in the body and must be taken daily. The Bs help metabolize carbohydrates and provide energy. Each of the B vitamins has additional special functions. Thiamine Thiamine [...]
Vitamins
It is only within the last fifty years that man has started to learn about vitamins. They are essential to life and well-being. Moreover, we cannot manufacture most vitamins in our bodies. Fortunately, vitamins are vitamins, whatever their source-natural or synthetic. Lack of vitamins causes deficiency diseases. Each of the better-known vitamins is related to [...]
The Individual Nutrients : Fats
Fat is probably the most controversial item in our diet. How much and what kind of fat do we need? You’ve heard fats described as saturated, unsaturated, polyunsaturated, and hydrogenated. What do these terms mean? Fats are a concentrated source of energy. Gram for gram, ounce for ounce, fats supply more than twice as much [...]
The Individual Nutrients : Carbohydrates
The belief that carbohydrates are fattening is partially true, but it can be dangerous. Carbohydrates provide energy and process fatty acids in the body. Furthermore, the grain products, fruits, and vegetables that supply our bodies with carbohydrates also provide many essential vitamins and minerals. Carbohydrates are organic substances made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. [...]
The Individual Nutrients : Protein
Nutrients are the individual substances that combine to make foods and to supply us with all we need to move, to grow, to live. They are usually grouped in five categories: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Another substance important to nutrition is water. PROTEIN Proteins are the body builders and body maintainers. They help [...]
