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Daily Vitamin Requirement Chart

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Are you concerned about vitamin deficiency or Are you popping in too many vitamins pills in a day? Both deficiency or overdose can harm you. Vitamins like the minerals are necessary for normal growth and maintenance of our body. Remember we cannot synthesize vitamins or minerals and we need to rely on foods and food supplements for our everyday needs.

There are thirteen essential vitamins and they are divided into two categories, water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. The water-soluble ones include Vitamin C and the B group of Vitamins. These are not stored by the body and are easily depleted. The fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E remain in the body for longer periods of time.

Find out your daily recommended multivitamin requirement, its sources and the symptoms of its deficiency using this calculator.
Daily Vitamin Requirement Chart
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Interesting Vitamin Facts :
v Vitamin A is derived from carotenes present in various foods and â-carotenes are the richest sources of vitamin A.
v Vitamins, A, D, E & K are fat-soluble vitamins and can be stored in the body fat. These can be utilized for the body metabolism as and when required.
v Vitamins, B & C are water-soluble and cannot be stored in the body for too long and any excess is excreted in the urine. They need to be taken regularly to avoid deficiency.
v Smoking just one cigarette can destroy vitamin C equivalent to that contained in one Orange fruit.
v Vitamin B6, can be used to combat premenstrual tension but when taken in high dose can cause nerve damage.
v Vitamin A during pregnancy if taken in high dose can harm the unborn child.

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