Vitamin B-6

Vitamin B-6 or pyridoxine as it is called, belongs to the class of vitamins, called B-complex. It is a water-soluble vitamin that exists in three forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. Pyrido...

Vitamin B9

Vitamin B9, or folic acid, is of great nutritional importance especially during gestation. Deficiency could result in macrocytic anemia and birth defects in newborns. Researchers have reason to beli...

Vitamin C / Ascorbic acid

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is one of the essential micronutrients. This vitamin helps bones, muscles, and blood to form and damaged tissue to heal. It helps the body to absorb iron and is an antioxida...

Vitamin Supplements

While supplements should not be your main source of nutrition, essential nutrients derived from food can be complemented using synthesized vitamins. This section elaborates on the benefits of suppleme...

Vitamin-F

Essential fatty acids are sometimes referred to as Vitamin F and are composed of two fatty acids - linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linoleic acid (LNA) - with linoleic acid being the most complete fatty a...