| From when I was in the lower classes I always | | | | higher than during old age. |
| heard my teacher say that Vitamins and minerals | | | | Unprocessed foods like fruits and vegetables, |
| control the proper functioning of the body. With | | | | whole bread, dairy products, fish, red and white |
| time, and after a lot of learning, I have realized | | | | meat are all rich sources of vitamins and minerals, |
| that this is absolutely true. Vitamins are mainly | | | | ensuring the proper working of the body. It is |
| gotten from the normal food that we eat, there | | | | important to note that, if you eat a balanced diet |
| are some foods that are richer in vitamins and | | | | you will seldom need vitamins and minerals as |
| minerals than others depending on the nature of | | | | supplements; but do not trick yourself into thinking |
| that food. One cannot overlook the relationship | | | | that you'll get any of these substances by having |
| between vitamins and minerals. vitamins are | | | | junk food and cookies every day. Such products, |
| organic structures while minerals are inorganic; but | | | | like many others of the same sort are rich in fat |
| they are both usually taken from plants that | | | | and calories but they definitely offer very limited |
| process them from the soil and through the | | | | nutritional value. If you are a vegetarian or a |
| process of photosynthesis. Very often the action | | | | vegan, then you may have some troubles with |
| of certain minerals is closely interconnected with | | | | nutrition. |
| that of specific vitamins; thus calcium, for | | | | A balanced diet is important for a body to |
| instance, which is crucial in bone development and | | | | function properly. Different foods produce varying |
| maintenance, is processed only in the presence of | | | | amounts of vitamins and minerals. Plants also |
| vitamin D3. | | | | produce varying amounts of vitamins at different |
| Vitamins and minerals are also important in | | | | stages of growth apart from B12 for example . |
| improving the body's immune system since the | | | | Its important to note the fact that certain |
| body requires them for growth and development. | | | | vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc and calcium are |
| Maybe you already know what a rich source of | | | | usually found in eggs, meat and fish. But then, |
| vitamin A carrots are, but these vegetables also | | | | vitamin B12, for example, is not present under |
| bring an important mineral supplementation to | | | | vegetable form, it can only be taken from eggs |
| one's diet too. Without vitamins and minerals life | | | | and dairy products. You may also happen to find |
| wouldn't be possible for plants either, which | | | | it in fortified cereals, but make sure to carefully |
| explains their richness of structure. Even if | | | | read the label and find this mention in the |
| vitamins and minerals are necessary at all ages, it | | | | instructions. Therefore, under such circumstances, |
| is nonetheless true that during the growth period | | | | the solution for maintaining a proper body system |
| of a human being, the body is excessively | | | | would be to administrate vitamins and minerals as |
| engaged and the need for nutrients is definitely | | | | supplements. |