Hydrosoluble Vitamins

There are 9 water-soluble (8 B vitamins and vitamin C).Water-soluble vitamins dissolve easily in water and, in general, are readily excreted from the body, to the degree that urinary output is a strong predictor of vitamin consumption. Because they are not as readily...

Liposoluble Vitamins

There are 4 fat-soluble (A, D, E, and K).Fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed through the intestinal tract with the help of lipids (fats). Vitamins A and D can accumulate in the body, which can result in dangerous hypervitaminosis. Fat-soluble vitamin deficiency due to...

Dietary supplements

A dietary supplement is a product (other than tobacco) thatis intended to supplement the diet;contains one or more dietary ingredients (including vitamins; minerals; herbs or other botanicals; amino acids; and other substances) or their constituents;is intended to be...

Vitamin

The term vitamin was derived from “vitamine”, a compound word coined in 1912 by the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk when working at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. The name is from vital and amine, meaning amine of life, because it was...