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Vitamins and Supplements

The Importance of Vitamin Supplements

A large number of people don't obtain sufficient amounts of essential nutrients from the food they eat.

One reason is most people don't select very nutritious foods. For example, do you eat the five officially recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables? According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, only an estimated nine percent of people do.

This is why vitamin supplements are important to all of us.

Most vitamins and minerals should be taken with food to enhance their absorption. This is particularly true of oil-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A and E, coenzyme Q10, and the carotenes. In addition, protein in the diet helps mineral absorption. This doesn't mean you need a full meal with your vitamins. A few bites or a piece of fruit are just as good.

The water-soluble vitamins, such as the B vitamins, are generally well-absorbed without food but it is still recommend taking them with food. Vitamin C, which is water-soluble, can be taken with or without food.

If you take large amounts of any particular vitamin, such as vitamin C, divide up the dose so you take it two to four times a day. This improves absorption and minimizes the amount excreted.

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