Vitamins (비타민)

There are 13 vitamins that your body needs. They are vitamins A, C, D E, and K, and the vitamins known as the B complex : biotin, folate, niacin, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.

 

Each vitamin has specific jobs. Without enough of certain vitamins, you could develop a deficiency disease.

    For example, if you don't take in enough vitamin D, you could develop rickets.

                       Vitamin A prevents night blindness.

                       Elderly people with low levels of vitamin B12, may be at greated risk of brain atrophy, or shrinkage of the brain.

 

다양한 음식에 포함된 균형잡힌 식사를 함으로써 우리가 필요로 하는 모든 비타민을 섭취할 수 있다. 물론, 최적의 건강을 위해 멀티비타민을 필요로 할 수 있다. 그러나 불행하게도 영양가 있는 음식을 섭취하지 않고, 비타민 보충제에만 의존할 순 없다. 왜냐하면 보충제 하나만을 통해 몸이 필요로 하는 영양을 다 섭취하는 건 불가능하기 때문이다.

 

There are three main benefits to focusing on whole foods rather than dietary supplements.

  ①Food supplies you with optimal nutrition because whole foods provide a complex combination of nutrients, which supplements don't offer.

  ②Many whole foods also contain dietary fiber, which can help prevent constipation, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

  ③And the right foods contain protective substances that are not available in supplements; for instance, phytochemicals, found in fruits and vegetables, protect you against cancer, and antioxidants combat cell and tissue damage.

 

It may be beneficial for you to take multivitamins if you eat fewer than 1,600 calories a day; if you are a woman who is pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding; or if you have a medical condition that affects how your body absorbs nutrients, such as chronic diarrhea, food allergies, or food intolerance.

 

 

Vitamins D and K are the only vitamins your body can make. Otherwise, you can get vitamins only from the food or supplements you consume.

 

Unfortunately, with vitamins as with many other things, more is not always better: Too much of some vitamins can make you sick.