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? © Dan Bright

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Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?

Taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce risk of depression for middle-aged and older adults © Getty Images

No link between taking vitamin D supplements and depression, study finds

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Is fruit juice just as bad for you as fizzy drinks?

Food supplements: Should we all be taking vitamin D? © Getty Images

Reality Check Should we all be taking vitamin D?

How many Fruit Pastilles would you need to eat to get one of your five-a-day? © Alamy

How many Fruit Pastilles would you need to eat to get one of your five-a-day?

Will you die if you eat a polar bear’s liver?

Will you die if you eat a polar bear’s liver?

Do UV lights in nightclubs give you vitamin D?

Do UV lights in nightclubs give you vitamin D?

Could you survive on vitamin pills and water alone? © Getty Images

Could you survive on vitamin pills and water alone?

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Tanned skin can reduce body’s vitamin D production

Do we still get vitamin D from sunshine when we sit behind glass? © Getty Images

Do we still get vitamin D from sunshine when we sit behind glass?

Which vitamin could you live without the longest? © Getty Images

Which vitamin could you live without the longest?

Can you absorb vitamin D through a window? © Getty Images

Can you absorb vitamin D through a window?