Vitamins are an essential component of our diets and they play an essential role in supporting overall health and wellbeing. Different vitamins do different jobs and can be found in a variety of dietary and non-dietary sources.
Vitamins are essential to a wide range of bodily functions including:
- Maintaining healthy teeth and bones
- Skin health
- Red blood cell formation
- Metabolism
- Healing
- Lowering cholesterol
- Immunity
Certain factors in our lifestyles can dictate whether or not we get enough vitamins. For example, Vitamin D is derived from sunlight, so people who spend a lot of time working indoors or live in climates with darker, colder winters may not necessarily get enough exposure to the sun and experience a Vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin deficiencies can be linked to a variety of health problems further down the line including heart problems, bone conditions and cancer, and fortifying your diet can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.