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Know your vitamins
 

Why do we need vitamins?
  • They are essential for normal growth and tissue protection.
  • The body cannot produce them, so we need to get them through food.
  • A deficiency can lead to illness.
  • Vitamins are water- and fat-soluble. Some can be stored in the body for a couple of days, some for long periods, and some can’t be stored at all. So eat vitamin-rich foods every day.
  • A nutritionist, naturopath or your doctor will help you identify which particular vitamins you may need more of.
Water-soluble vitamins and food sources

Vitamin B1
nuts, wheatgerm, sweet corn, avocado, oranges, mushrooms

Vitamin B2
meat, nuts, beans, broccoli, mushrooms

Vitamin B3
fish, meat, nuts, corn, lentils, peaches, parsley

Vitamin B5
poultry, nuts, whole grains, eggs, milk, green vegetables

Vitamin B6
fish, milk, yogurt, eggs, banana, cabbage, pineapple

Vitamin B12
meat, organ meats, fish, yogurt, milk, sea weed
 
Biotin
meat, dairy products, whole grains, tomato, cucumber, citrus fruit, banana

Choline
green leafy vegetables, cabbage, beans, asparagus

Folic acid
green leafy vegetables, avocado, oranges, apricots, melons

Vitamin C
citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, spinach, capsicum, cauliflower

 
Fat-soluble vitamins and food sources
 
Vitamin A
carrots, apricots, potato, banana, broccoli, parsley, rockmelon

Vitamin D
represented poorly in food. Main source is sunshine and open air

Vitamin E
tomatoes, carrots, banana, orange, green leafy vegetables

Vitamin K
beans, cucumber, green leafy vegetables, broccoli, celery

Vitamin P
citrus fruit, capsicum, same as vitamin C
 
 
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