People who take drugs: Vitamin B6 is one of the nutrients disappear more easily in the body, especially when it comes to the organization of people taking antibiotics or drug treatment of long duration. A number of drugs, ranging from oral contraceptives to antifungal drugs, can deplete vitamin B6 in your body. Read also: Drugs that can cause obesity.
Smokers: because of the carcinogens in cigarettes, smokers need to consume in some cases double the amount of vitamin B6 in which non-smokers need. This also applies to people who suffer from passive smoking. Read also: Why smokers gain weight when they quit smoking?
Other people at increased risk of vitamin B6 deficiency: those who suffer from congestive heart failure, severe renal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, cirrhosis. Read also: Blood pressure: lower blood pressure and hypertension.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Benefits of Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a large group of fat-soluble compounds (soluble in lipids but insoluble in water) that promote good vision, bone growth, reproduction and cell growth. Vitamin A also keeps your immune system in good shape by protecting the walls of your lungs and intestinal tract and producing white blood cells (cells of human blood contains a nucleus, also called leukocytes, which mainly plays a role in defense the body against foreign agents). Read also: Immune system: how to strengthen the immune system?
There are two types of vitamin A:
* Preformed: preformed vitamin A is derived exclusively from foods of animal origin (meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, etc..). It is absorbed as retinol (the form most useful to vitamin A) and esters of retinol,
* Carotenoids: Vitamin A-like carotenoids from fruits and vegetables , and must be converted to retinol by the body. There are over 560 carotenoids in nature, but the body still absorbs less than 10%. One of the most important carotenoids is beta-carotene, an important nutrient that can prevent certain diseases like cancer.
There are two types of vitamin A:
* Preformed: preformed vitamin A is derived exclusively from foods of animal origin (meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, etc..). It is absorbed as retinol (the form most useful to vitamin A) and esters of retinol,
* Carotenoids: Vitamin A-like carotenoids from fruits and vegetables , and must be converted to retinol by the body. There are over 560 carotenoids in nature, but the body still absorbs less than 10%. One of the most important carotenoids is beta-carotene, an important nutrient that can prevent certain diseases like cancer.
