By: Scott Miscall | 2009-06-15 | Nutrition Vitamin D has been long forgotten as an essential vitamin, thanks to the popularity of vitamins like C, B6, and B12. However, this does not mean that you can’t suffer from Vitamin D deficiency; in fact it makes it even more difficult to spot because most people are not aware of the symptoms. read more
By: Paul Ghossain | 2006-06-09 | Health & Fitness Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem throughout the world, especially for the elderly. read more
By: Roger Thompson | 2007-03-30 | Medicine Even though you have many benefits from taking vitamin B, you will find that if you lack the nutrient that you can have a vitamin b deficiency and you can get several illnesses including . Beriberi if you have a vitamin B1 deficiency. This disease will cause you to... read more
By: Tom alter | 2007-02-13 | Supplements Vitamin B5 is also known as pantothenic acid. Its name is derived from the Greek word pantos meaning from everywhere, as small quantities of pantothenic acid are found in nearly every food. In its functional form, vitamin B5 gets combined with another small, sulfur-containing molecule to form coenzyme A (or CoA). This conversion allows vitamin B5 to participate in a wide variety of chemical and organic reactions. Coenzyme A is needed to carry out various metabolic functions, and for the generation of energy in the form of ATP from fats, carbohydrates and proteins. read more
By: Marissa Wilson | 2005-11-10 | Health & Fitness Learn about Vitamin A and the foods that are rich in vitamin A to avoid vitamin A deficiency. read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness A common problem, vitamin B12 deficiency affects the general population, especially the elderly. There are two types of sufferers from vitamin B12 deficiency. The first group is comprised of asymptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency and the other one is composed of hematologic vitamin B12 deficiency. read more
By: Baxter Owens | 2007-07-27 | Health & Fitness You probably know that you need Vitamin D to have a healthy body. Almost everyone has seen milk that is fortified with Vitamin D and you have to assume that’s something that your body needs since “milk does your body right”. But did you know that sun tanning can actually help to combat a Vitamin D deficiency? read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences is the one who set the recommendations for vitamin B12 intake, which they provide in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). Two national surveys, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III-1998-94) and the Continuing Survey read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements Recent Harvard Medical School research supports the idea that vitamin D deficiency contributes to both an increased risk of asthma attacks in children and to the severity of asthma attacks. read more
By: John Adison | 2009-06-16 | Supplements In the past, Vitamin D was thought necessary just for calcium absorption and important for prevention of osteoporosis. According to Dr. Ray Strand, a world renowned specialist in nutritional medicine, research now shows its also imperative to our immune systems. read more
By: Mitamins Team | 2007-02-09 | Health & Fitness This article discusses the requirement to take correct dosages of Vitamin C and the adverse effects caused by the overdose and deficiency of Vitamin C. read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness As a part of the vitamin B complex, vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. However, vitamin B12 is unique among all the water-soluble vitamins in that it is not excreted quickly in the urine. Rather, vitamin B12 is accumulated and stored in the liver, kidney, and other body tissues. As a result of this read more
By: John Adison | 2010-01-10 | Supplements Vitamin C is instrumental in the formation of a protein which gives structure to bones, cartilage muscle and blood vessels. It also aids in the absorption if iron. Scientific researches have shown that there are no known advantages in consuming excessive amounts of Vitamin C. read more
By: Nick Bell | 2007-01-30 | Health & Fitness Given the frequency and popularity of alcohol consumption around the world and the fact that alcohol depletes vitamin B5, deficiency of the vitamin may be a lot more common than we thought. In this article, SKinB5 takes a look at the correlation between alcohol consumption, vitamin B5 deficiency and... read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements As many as half of patients in critical care have Vitamin D deficiency, according to a recently-released Australian study. read more
By: John Adison | 2009-01-22 | Supplements Vitamin C is found in fruits and vegetables, and Scurvy, caused by lack of vitamin C for many weeks or months, wasnt identified until people were separated from plants for long periods of time – and that first occurred when they built ships that could go on long voyages. read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements Vitamin D deficiency has been classed with malaria and neonatal disease as a major cause of childhood mortality, according to the Center for Global Child Health at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center . read more
By: peterhutch | 2008-11-20 | Supplements Vitamin B complex is a group of vitamins that includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B-6, folate, B-12, pantothenic acid, biotin and choline. Some of the benefits of vitamin B complex supplements include increased energy, improved or more stable moods, healthier skin, hair and eyes. read more