Learning about vitamins can be confusing, especially when you are trying to figure out just what type of supplements you should be taking. Weve all been told at one time or another, that if we ate a nutritionally balanced meal three times a day we wouldnt need dietary supplements or need to know about vitamins, but of course, this just isnt realistic in our society.
A huge number of us are stressed out on a routine basis, and dont always have time to eat at all let alone a nutritionally balanced meal (and three of them?!). Vitamins should never be substituted for good nutritional intake. Your body needs fuel to accomplish all the tasks you have to attend to in a day. A good diet is one with plenty of calcium, protein, fats, carbohydrates, and fiber supplemented by vitamins as needed for specific health concerns.
Many food items are enriched with vitamins and minerals, like breads, pastas, and cereals. Information about vitamins listed on packaging includes the percentage of the daily recommended allowance of each, which will give you a pretty good idea how much you are getting of a certain vitamin or mineral. Calcium is an important mineral for women, and most...