KNOW YOUR VITAMINS: IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN C & SOURCES

Vitamin C is probably the most popular vitamin. For me it was one of the first vitamins that stuck in my head while growing up. When you think vitamin C, your mind would most likely think of an orange. You would also probably think of it as a remedy for a flu, or to heal sores in your gum. Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Research shows that humans cannot produce vitamin C, thus, it must be consumed from food or nutrients. Sources of vitamin C include: oranges, lemons, currants, strawberries, cantaloupe, kiwifruit, sweet peppers and watermelon. Vegetables, like cabbage, lettuce, greens, broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, Brussels sprouts and peas, are also a good source of vitamin C. Benefits of Vitamin C include:

KNOW YOUR VITAMINS: IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN A & SOURCES

Happy year 2014 once again to you all. I believe or hope that everyone has had a good start into the year. January, they say, is usually slow. People trying to get back into their routines after the festive season. I have also been busy trying to plan activities for the first quarter of the year. To start off the year, I would be going back to basics. Last year I wrote quite a number of articles on health benefits of certain foods. We most times hear that a food is rich in vitamin A, B, C or K, etc. but many of us may have forgotten what these vitamins are, or do for the body. To help you, I would be dedicating my next few articles to highlight some of these vitamins, their health benefits and foods that are rich in them. Our first stop is the popular vitamin A which many of us with the blink of an eye would say that it is good for the eyes.