| Vitamins are required for normal functioning of | | | | 4. Vegetarian or Vegan diet. |
| the body - Growth, Digestion & Nerve Function. | | | | 5. Post menopausal women. |
| Vitamins & Minerals are required in small and | | | | 6. Special medical conditions. |
| steady amounts and they together form the | | | | 7. Smoke or Drink alcohol. |
| micro nutrients essential to maintain healthy mind | | | | 8. Over 50 years of age. |
| and body. | | | | 9. Eating junk unhealthy food and not getting |
| There are two types of vitamins, Essential and | | | | dietary balance of vitamins. |
| Non-essential. There are 13 Essential vitamins | | | | 10. Can not afford diet of variety of foods that |
| required by the body which has to be obtained | | | | are essential for healthy living. |
| through the food we eat. The essential vitamins | | | | 11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. |
| required by the body are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, | | | | 12. Not in good health - physically &/or mentally. |
| Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, | | | | Minerals help body grow, develop and stay |
| Vitamin B12, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, | | | | healthy.They help building strong bones and also in |
| Pantothenic acid, Biotin and Folic acid. | | | | transmitting nerve impulses. Some minerals are |
| Vitamins are either fat soluble or water soluble. | | | | even used to maintain normal heartbeat and also |
| Water soluble vitamins are essential vitamins and | | | | to make hormones. |
| are not stored in body in high amounts. Fat soluble | | | | Minerals can be classified into two groups mainly |
| vitamins are soluble in Bile acids and they are | | | | based on the amount required by the body as |
| stored by the body and used when they are | | | | Macro-minerals and Trace minerals. Macro-minerals |
| required. | | | | include Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Sodium, |
| Vitamins taken in the form are dietary nutritional | | | | Potassium, Chloride and Sulfur. Trace minerals |
| supplements are best utilized by the body when | | | | include Iron, Manganese, Copper, Iodine, Zinc, |
| taken along with food and nutrient supplements | | | | Cobalt, Fluoride, Selenium. |
| are not the substitute for the whole foods. | | | | Vitamins and minerals help Enzymes which are |
| Dietary supplements can compliment the diet | | | | also a kind of proteins in regulating the metabolic |
| when there is trouble getting enough of essential | | | | processes. These metabolic processes include |
| nutrients through food. People who are healthy | | | | formation of proteins which are the building blocks |
| and eat wide variety of food including fruits and | | | | of life and also the breakdown of carbohydrates |
| vegetables(8 servings), whole grains, legumes, lean | | | | and fats to generate energy. |
| meat and fish on a regular basis do not need | | | | Body does not manufacture all the vital nutrients. |
| dietary supplements. | | | | All the essential vitamins and minerals come from |
| Dietary supplements become essential if any one | | | | food. People who get lot of vitamins and minerals |
| of the below mentioned cases is true | | | | are those who have very healthy kidneys and eat |
| 1. Do not eat enough servings of fruits, | | | | a variety of foods from all food groups. Since the |
| vegetables, whole grains, legumes, lean meat and | | | | kidney diet limits some food groups the body |
| fish. | | | | may not be getting all the nutrients it needs each |
| 2. Normal American diet which lacks in essential | | | | day. Therefore it is very much necessary to |
| vitamins, minerals, enzymes and hormones. | | | | intake certain amount of vitamins and minerals in |
| 3. Under diet or weight loss program i. e., | | | | the form of supplements. |
| restricted nutritional regime. | | | | |