How Important Are Vitamins and Minerals?

Our bodies need vitamins and minerals to function,fat soluble include vitamin D, A, E, K. But only
and in reality, the best way to get these vitaminsvitamins A,E and B12 are stored in the body.
is through the food we eat. Unfortunately, weMost Americans have a vitamin deficiency. They
cant get all of the vitamins we need from food.receive about 80% less than the recommended
That why we should take some vitamin anddaily allowance, especially of vitamin B complex, C
mineral supplements to prevent getting sick. Weand A.
can even take vitamins to help our body fight offMinerals
an illness we already have.In the last century the medical field has realized
If we were to get all the vitamins we neededhow absolutely essential it is that a pregnant
from our food, we would have to eat 5 cups ofwoman, a woman who is even considering getting
fruit and vegetables a day, and most of us justpregnant, or a woman who is nursing, take the
don't do that. Plus we would have to get certainright amount of vitamins and minerals.
vegetables and fruits to get certain vitamins. NotVitamins and minerals determine the way the
to mention that, as a nation, we have somepregnancy develops. The vitamins a pregnant
serious problems with the way fruits andwoman needs is C,E,D, B vitamins, Folic Acid and
vegetables are produced and harvested.minerals.
The Two Types of VitaminsVitamins and Cardiovascular Disease
Vitamins fall into two categories, those that areRecent studies show that certain vitamins and
fat-soluble and those that are water soluble.ominerals help prevent cardiovascular disease. B
Vitamins that are water soluble include vitamin andvitamins, antioxidants, vitamin C and E help lower
many of the B vitamin family.o Vitamins that arethe risks of cardiovascular disease.