Tag: thiamine
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Vitamin Toxicity Dosage

Usually, excessive intake of vitamins is done from vitamin supplements and not from food and can lead to health complications. The toxicity of most known vitamins when they accumulate in the body is mentioned below. Vitamin A Vitamin A (retinol) toxicity can be acute or chronic. Acute toxicity can be caused by accidental ingestion of…
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What is and what does Nutrition include?

Nutrition is the set of foods that we choose to consume not only to maintain ourselves in life but to have good health as well as to help them in impending diseases. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or disability. The nutrients in…
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Tips for better Absorption of Vitamins

Vitamins are organic molecules essential for our metabolism. The way we take vitamins can affect their absorption and effectiveness. Vitamin absorption occurs in the intestine. Impaired intestinal absorption of vitamins can be due to factors such as intestinal disease, genetic disorders of transport molecules, excessive alcohol consumption, and drug interactions. Absorption of water-soluble vitamins (B…