Vitamin and Mineral Facts

Vitamins & Minerals are essential to sustain life. Its what keeps us alive and healthy. Among many other things, they help us digest food, burn energy, grow hair, re-build muscel fibers, strenghten cells, and its what keeps our skin smooth. Since our bodies are made out of these certain vitamins and minerals, we need to consume these nutrients daily to replenish our bodys useages.

Minerals and vitamins are macronutrients. A macronutrient is something that our body needs in small amounts. This is different than nutrients that we need in larger amounts like proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Not only are vitamins and minerals macronutrients, but they are considered coenzymes as well. This is because they assist the enzymes in the body to carry out all of the daily activities as efficiently as possible.

The major vitamins are divided into two categories. One category is "water soluble vitamins" and the other is "oil soluble vitamins." Water soluble vitamins must be taken daily because they are not stored in the body, but are excreted quickly. Examples of water soluble vitamins are Vitamin C and Vitamin B (B-Complex Vitamins). Oil soluble vitamins are stored longer in the body's fatty tissue and in the liver. Oil soluble vitamins include Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Both water and oil soluble vitamins are considered essential as the body needs them to function properly.

Have a question about vitamins? Try posting it on these Vitamin Forums

Tyler D Falls is the author of other health articles and helps run a vitamin resource site called Vitamin-Spot.

In The News:
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Recognise-the-power-of-good-nutrition/371770cid=0ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNEFalysqyospsDjbYnx9fEpUsT0KARecognise the power of good bnutrition/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fIndian Express,nbsp;Indianbsp;-/font nobr13 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1If I were to search for a flipside in my otherwise highly fulfilling vocation as a bnutritional/b consultant it would have to be the persistent — and at times b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_10681504%3Fsource%3Dmost_emailedcid=1256193930ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNGITtQSyCYAxknOGPPYAq4q4szAwwSan Mateo County drops bnutrition/b ordinance dropped in reaction to/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fInside Bay Area,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr14 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1California last week became the first state to force chain eateries to disclose bnutrition/b facts after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 1420, b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_10693096cid=1256193930ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNFff9n5UE44atVlPpXj1Q3_iIr8AwThe Insider: San Mateo County lawmakers feel cruel sting of b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrSan Mateo County Times/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1256193930hl=ennobrall 4 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx%3F0d2cfc50-9c70-42d9-aaeb-94538ec9a853cid=0ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNEhc3b5NUmHF6V3DLmODCyoJ6UkUAHawaii Health Department Sponsors Statewide Physical Activity and b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fHawaii Reporter,nbsp;HInbsp;-/font nobr10 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The forum was a follow-up to last year’s Physical Activity and bNutrition/b (PAN) Summit, where professionals and community members gathered to learn about b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1585293/use_easy_tip_to_count_nutrition_on_one_hand/cid=0ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNH9Si0-C_zkbBpn-038YNbE7abyaQUse Easy Tip to Count bNutrition/b on One Hand/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRedOrbit,nbsp;TXnbsp;-/font nobr54 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By CAROL RINI You don#39;t have to be a bnutrition/b expert to make healthy food choices if you follow a couple rules of thumb. One such rule says to shop the b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/nestle-chairman-brabeck-letmathe-addresses-water/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B0F8FEC92-EC7C-4645-B75F-05E44E977C94%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1256169330ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNEQpp_VkTkxjksTB81hpfnTDmCamwNestle Chairman Brabeck-Letmathe Addresses Water Resources and b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr12 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Nestle in the United States is a part of Nestle SA in Vevey, Switzerland - the world#39;s leading bnutrition/b, health and wellness company, with 2007 sales of b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.kansas.com/business/retail/story/556393.htmlcid=1256054107ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNFwej5yrVapMmvr5rIIp4daRLy4jQSuit disputes bnutrition/b claims by Applebee#39;s/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fKansas.com,nbsp;KSnbsp;-/font nobrOct 9, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1BY BILL WILSON Applebee#39;s has formally denied claims in a lawsuit alleging it misrepresents the bnutritional/b value of its Weight Watchers menu items. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/1513cid=1256061412ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNGYJjXXm6W4nkd1AN165Zs592vNOwCalifornia calls for menus detailing bnutrition/b info/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe California Aggie Online,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr23 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1SB 1420 preempts local ordinances of a similar bent, such as one in San Francisco, in order to create a uniform state standard for displaying bnutritional/b b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1010/p09s03-coop.htmlcid=1255870202ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNGn9yjwW_sW_177eF9BFt0PbpYUywFinancial firms need #39;bnutrition/b labels#39;/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fChristian Science Monitor,nbsp;MAnbsp;-/font nobrOct 9, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Given the similarity of products and services among them, a good quot;bnutrition/bquot; label that tells me the health history of the company and what will happen to b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://7thspace.com/headlines/294973/do_the_malnutrition_universal_screening_tool_must_and_birmingham_nutrition_risk_bnr_score_predict_mortality_in_older_hospitalised_patients.htmlcid=0ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNHhmQSFMYNmdOeycISSOUrtIBssRADo the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) and Birmingham b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6f7thSpace Interactive (press release),nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobr21 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1It is unclear whether screening tools such as the Birmingham bNutrition/b Risk (BNR) score and the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) can b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/one-year-gattextm-therapy-safely/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B838877C8-827F-4007-82C4-A5091977FD7A%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1255505237ei=lkXwSPbsJqTe6AOKt83CBwusg=AFQjCNGuCOZLzKFy0JCKEn7Bo8HR72a98QOne Year of GATTEX(TM) Therapy Safely Reduces Parenteral bNutrition/b b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobrOct 8, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The results showed GATTEX was well tolerated out to one year and provided the ability to safely reduce parenteral bnutrition/b (PN) dependence. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
nutrition - Google News

Dietary Sources of Vitamins and Minerals

Whenever possible, we should try to get our antioxidants and... Read More

The Skinny on Oats, Oatmeal, Vitamins, Nutrition for Skin Care and Bath Products

Oats (botanical name Avena sativa)An oat is a grass that... Read More

Eating On the Go: Healthy Choices While You Travel

If you have a business trip tomorrow morning, you've probably... Read More

Healthy Eating

Recently I found the book : "Eating and health according... Read More

Using Calcium and Magnesium for Constipation

Calcium helps reduce constipationUsing calcium and magnesium in the right... Read More

Capsulized Food: The Next Step in Food Evolution

Anyone who has spent a day fasting from food, or... Read More

Fighting Burn-out: Natural Help For Stress, Fatigue and Adrenal Insufficiency

The adrenal or "stress glands" are small, triangular shaped glands... Read More

Body Calling: Maintaining Excellent Health

Our bodies are truly incredible machines. What makes cells healthy?... Read More

Eating to Gain Mass

This is usually the forgotten element of most mass programs.... Read More

Whats The Truth About Fat?

When I hear the word fat I usually think of... Read More

Does your body know its ABCs??

What are Glyconutritionals?The Greek word "Glyco" means "Sugar". Most people... Read More

Constipation

Constipation is the passing of dry, hard faeces fewer than... Read More

Alcohol Addiction and Obesity

People who consume too much alcohol have good chance of... Read More

The Toxic Truth About Artificial Sweeteners

The problem with sugar is that it doesn't contain any... Read More

What on Earth is an Enzyme?

Enzymes are the workers in our body that make everything... Read More

Death, Aging, Rejuvenation (Part 3)

AgingHow did aging appeared?If mechanism of Death was chosen by... Read More

Water And Good Hydration

The key to good hydration is drinking a lot of... Read More

Understanding Vegetarianism

Like the Sun, Moon, and Earth, there are three kinds... Read More

Constipation Cures Exposed!

If you're suffering from constipation, you are no doubt looking... Read More

What A 6-Month Old Can Teach Us About Our Eating Habits

Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing my 6-month old... Read More

Alcohol as a Key Ingredient to a Healthy Diet

Evidence suggesting that alcohol is "cardio-protective" first appeared in the... Read More

The Magic in Food: LOVE

Remember the old adage, you are what you eat? The... Read More

Healthy Eating Myths Destroyed

Some of the things you think you know that just... Read More

Food Selection for Gastric Bypass Patients

Dieters who dejectedly complain they are figuratively "stuck" with their... Read More

An Open Letter to Mankind

In the last twenty years, a huge and growing body... Read More