VITA M IN S A ND O U TH E R

HEALTHS
MA TEUSAS Z L OSNIK AS 9B
VITAMINS
VITAMINS ARE ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENTS. THEY DO NOT GIVE
ENERGY, BUT ARE VITAL FOR THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE
BODY AND MAINTAINING HEALTH. IN ORDER TO GET DIFFERENT
VITAMINS, YOU SHOULD EAT FOODS FROM ALL FOOD GROUPS: WHOLE
GRAINS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, DAIRY PRODUCTS, FISH-EGG-
POULTRY-MEAT FOODS ADDED WITH EDIBLE FATS (FOR EXAMPLE,
NUTS, SEEDS, ALMONDS) . IF YOU EAT VERY FATTY AND SWEET FOODS,
OF COURSE, YOU WILL GET A LOT OF ENERGY, BUT OFTEN SUCH FOODS
ARE POOR SOURCES OF VITAMINS.
VITAMINS ARE NEEDED:
• SINCE THEY PARTICIPATE IN METABOLIC PROCESSES, REGULATE THE
FUNCTIONING OF NERVES, PLAY A ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF BONE
AND MUSCLE TISSUE,

• FOR PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES,

• SINCE THEY PROTECT THE BODY FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
FREE RADICALS, WHICH IS WHY MANY VITAMINS ARE CALLED
ANTIOXIDANTS.
VITAMINS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS:

1. FAT SOLUBLE (VITAMINS A, D, E, K)

2. WATER SOLUBLE (VITAMINS B1, B2, NIACIN, B6,
FOLATES, B12, C)+
TASKS OF B VITAMINS
• IMPORTANT IN THE MAIN METABOLISM TO SUPPLY THE BODY
WITH ENERGY.

• INDISPENSABLE FOR THE NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE

NERVOUS SYSTEM.

• NEEDED TO MAINTAIN MUSCLE TONE OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.

• IMPORTANT TO ENSURE HEALTHY SKIN, HAIR, EYES, MOUTH
AND LIVER.
VITAMINS D
A NUMBER OF LARGE STUDIES SHOW THAT THIS
STATEMENT IS MOST TRUE FOR VITAMIN D. IN
PARTICULAR, TWO LARGE-SCALE INDEPENDENT STUDIES -
AMERICAN AND CHINESE - SHOWED THAT DAILY INTAKE
OF VITAMIN D (IN PARTICULAR, ITS MOST USEFUL
VARIETY D3) IN FOOD ADDITIVES REDUCES RISK OF
PREMATURE DEATH. SIMPLY PUT, THOSE WHO TAKE
VITAMIN D LIVE LONGER.
VITAMINS A
• • PROTECTS EYE HEALTH;

• • REDUCES THE RISK OF KIDNEY STONES;

• • RELIEVES INFLAMMATION;

• • HELPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ACNE;

• • STABILIZES THE METABOLISM;

• • PROTECTS THE CELL MEMBRANES OF THE BRAIN FROM FREE RADICALS;

• • REDUCES THE RISK OF INFECTIONS;

• • IMPROVES SLEEP;

• • STRUGGLES WITH DEPRESSION.

THE NEED FOR VITAMINS MAINLY DEPENDS ON:

• FROM GENDER
• FROM AGE
• FROM HEALTH
• FROM PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
VITAMIN DEFICIENCY CAN OCCUR FOR MANY REASONS

• INAPPROPRIATE PRODUCT HANDLING, FOR EXAMPLE

HEATING FOR TOO LONG; MALABSORPTION, WHICH
CAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, ALCOHOLISM)

• FOR EXAMPLE IN YOUNG CHILDREN, PREGNANT AND

LACTATING WOMEN OR THE ELDERLY)

• CERTAIN PAINFUL CONDITIONS OF THE BODY AND

SPECIFIC MEDICINES
VITAMIN ABSORPTION IS PREVENTED BY:

• EXCESSIVE USE OF COFFEE

• ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
• SMOKING
• SOME DRUGS
• ALSO SOME BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION