Britney Tuttle HW499 – Unit 4 Vitamins What you didn’t know

Vitamins - Your Body’s Need  Vitamins are essential for your body’s proper production.  Vitamin A, B Vitamins, and Vitamins C, D, E, and K.  A good resource to consider when wondering about vitamins and your body’s need for them is National Institute of Health at

Research on Vitamin Supplements  “Just because a supplement is promoted as natural doesn’t necessarily mean it’s safe” (NIH, 2013).  Overdose may occur if vitamins are not properly taken  An early study suggested that men who took vitamin E might have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer-but more research showed that taking supplements of vitamin E actually raised their risk of disease (NIH, 2013).

If supplements are bad, where can you get vitamins?  You can get all vitamins from food you eat  Vegetarians may need to take a B12 supplement  The National Institute of Health website has a breakdown of each vitamin and how it is helpful for your body.

Vitamins  “It’s possible to get all of the nutrients you need by eating a variety of healthy foods, so you don’t have to take one” (Haggans, 2013).  Vitamin A, an antioxidant, can be found in colorful fruits and vegetables, as well as liver and whole milk.  B vitamins help your body use and make energy

Vitamins  Vitamin C is also an antioxidant that is important for skin and bones  Vitamin E plays a role in the immune system  Vitamin D can be made by the body, as well as absorbed through the skin from the sun  Green vegetables and dark berries can provide Vitamin K

Are you eating enough Powerhouse vegetables?  There are certain foods that can actually provide more nutrients than others  Watercress, Chinese cabbage, chard and beet greens pack huge doses of vitamins and minerals  The Office on Women’s Health has a website that lists vitamins, how to get them, and what they do for your body –

Nutritional Advice  Dietary advice is constantly changing  Center for Disease Control and Prevention has provided us with information on essential vitamins and minerals and how you can get each one  Kaplan University also provides adequate resources for the basic information about proper vitamin nutrition  tamins/index.html  es/nutrition/A%20New%20Look%20at%20Nutr ition.html

Resources  Center For Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Vitamins and Mineral. Retrieved from  Haggans, C. (2013). Should You Take Dietary Supplements? Retrieved from  Kaplan University. (2014). A New Look At Nutrition. Retrieved from utrition.html. utrition.html  National Institute of Health. (2014). Are You Eating Enough Powerhouse Vegetables? Retrieved from  National Institute of Health. (2014). Vitamins. Retrieved from  Office on Women’s Health. (2008). Fitness and Nutrition. Retrieved from