Vitamins

Vitamin C does a handful of essential jobs — it builds collagen, helps your immune cells work, protects cells as an antioxidant, and pulls more iron out of plant foods …

You’ve probably seen “vitamin F” on a supplement label or an old health book and wondered why your doctor’s never mentioned it. Here’s the short answer: it isn’t a vitamin. …

Vitamin E’s most dependable benefit is quieter than the promises on supplement bottles: it’s a fat-soluble antioxidant that shields your cells from everyday oxidative wear, and most people already get …

Vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium, phosphorous, and other minerals out of the digestive tract. The thyroid gland requires it. Parathyroids use it to regulate calcium levels in the …

Vitamin A keeps your eyes working in dim light, helps your immune system hold the line against infection, and supports the skin and lining tissues that form your body’s first …

There are eight of them. That is the first thing worth knowing, because supplement labels and older nutrition guides sometimes list twelve, fifteen, or seventeen. The B complex vitamins recognised …

For most people asking about vitamin D shots, the honest answer is that you probably don’t need one — and in the United States, you probably can’t get a real …

Best multivitamins for celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which gluten consumption damages the small intestine. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. When …

If you want more folate from food, build your plate around four things: legumes (lentils, chickpeas, black-eyed peas), dark leafy greens like spinach, a handful of specific vegetables such as …

Going meat-free doesn’t mean going without. A well-planned vegetarian diet can meet all of your nutritional needs at every stage of life — pregnancy, childhood and older age included — …