Vitamins

Vitamins are necessary for healthy human life, a balanced diet should offer all the vitamins we need. These organic molecules aid the proper function of our metabolisms, 13 of them are required by the human body for its proper function, for example vitamin C, which has been found to benefit the immune system. Vitamin supplements can be taken by people who are lacking the nutrients they need in their diets.

Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?

Full of fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, can apples really keep you healthy enough to keep you out of the doctor’s office?
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No link between taking vitamin D supplements and depression, study finds

Over 18,000 adults took part in the five year study, where half took a daily vitamin D supplement and half took a placebo.
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Is fruit juice just as bad for you as fizzy drinks?

Guzzling down the natural sweet stuff isn’t necessarily good for you.
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Should we all be taking vitamin D?

Half of us in the UK take vitamin supplements on a regular basis. Now that winter is upon us, should we all be supplementing our diet?
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How many Fruit Pastilles would you need to eat to get one of your five-a-day?

No, your Fruit Pastilles habit will not lead to glowing health.
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Will you die if you eat a polar bear’s liver?

If you’re hungry in the Arctic, you might want to think twice before tucking into that polar bear pâté.
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Do UV lights in nightclubs give you vitamin D?

Essential info for your next rave.
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Could you survive on vitamin pills and water alone?

The question is why would you ever want to do such a thing!
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Love it or hate it, Marmite is good for your brain

In the battle for your breakfast, the divisive yeast spread might have the upper hand over peanut butter.
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Tanned skin can reduce body’s vitamin D production

Working on your summer tan already? Don’t overdo it or you may risk weak teeth and bones.
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Do we still get vitamin D from sunshine when we sit behind glass?

More good reasons to take yourself outside and enjoy the sunshine.
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Which vitamin could you live without the longest?

Vitamins are vital to the efficient functioning of the body, but some are more vital than others.
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Can you absorb vitamin D through a window?

It's a sunny day, get outside and soak up some rays!
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