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Diet Tracker - Your Nutrition Profile - USDA Food Search Database



 Vitamins are key to everybody's supplementation. They perform the important task of aiding with the digestion of foods. They are necessary for your metabolism, health and most importantly, growth. There are two main categories of vitamins; water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins are stored throughout the body and fat-soluble vitamins are stored in body fat. It is much easier and economic to consume a multi-vitamin/mineral ensures that you consume your daily requirements of micro nutrients.

  Water Soluble Vitamins

 Thiamin - B1: Energy metabolism; nervous system function. >> more info

 Riboflavin - B2: Energy metabolism; maintenance of eye tissue. >> more info

 Niacin - B3: Energy metabolism; skin, nervous system, and digestive tract health. >> more info

 Pyridoxine - B6: Amino acid and fatty acid metabolism; red blood cell production. >> more info

 Cyanocobalamin - B12: Cell synthesis; nervous system maintenance. >> more info

 Vitamin C: Collagen formation; amino acid metabolism; enhanced iron absorption; anti oxidant. >> more info

 Folacin: Cell synthesis.

 Biotin: Energy metabolism.

  Fat-Soluble Vitamins

 Vitamin A: Vision; mucous membrane formation; bone and tooth growth. >> more info

 Vitamin D: Bone mineralization. >> more info

 Vitamin E: Anti oxidant. >> more info

 Vitamin K: Blood clotting.

 

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