Choline is a water soluble vitamin-like nutrient, sometimes grouped with B-Vitamins, and essential for preserving the structural integrity of cells, as it is a source of the phospholipids phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, which are vital for cell membranes. It also plays a role in memory, mood, muscle control, and other brain and nervous system functions, as […]
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Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) – Top 12 Food Sources, R
Ascorbic Acid (better known as Vitamin C) is a water soluble vitamin and essential for the biosynthesis of collagen, which is an essential component in connective tissue, which in turn is essential for wound healing. As such it is most famously needed to stave off scurvy and is critically important for normal immune function, […]
Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) – Top 12 Food Sources, Rec
Vitamin B12 (due to its cobalt containing nature also known as cobalamin, or the supplemental synthetic forms hydroxocobalamin, methylcobalamin, or cyanocobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, and as such, is needed for energy metabolism and plays a role in protein and fat metabolism, as well as maintaining the functionality of the nervous […]
Folate (Vitamin B9) – Top 12 Food Sources, Recomme
Folate (also known as folic acid, vitamin B9, vitamin Bc, vitamin M, folacin, or pteroyl-L-glutamate) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, and as such, is needed for energy metabolism and plays a role in protein and fat metabolism, as well as maintaining the functionality of the nervous system. B vitamins are also needed […]
Biotin (Vitamin B7) – Top Food Sources, Recommende
Biotin (also known as vitamin B7, vitamin H or coenzyme R) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, and as such, is needed for energy metabolism and plays a role in protein and fat metabolism, as well as maintaining the functionality of the nervous system. B7 is also necessary for normal embryonic growth. Biotin in […]
Vitamin B6 – Top 12 Food Sources, Recommended Inta
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, essential for protein metabolism and plays a role in carbohydrate and fat metabolism, cognitive development, maintaining normal levels of homocysteine (an amino acid) in the blood, immune function, and hemoglobin formation. Increased/supplemental Vitamin B6 intake has been hypothesized to have the following additional health benefits, […]
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) – Top 12 Food Source
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, essential for energy metabolism the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, and is needed for normal function of the digestive system, skin, and nerves. Furthermore, Vitamin B5 is critical to the manufacture of red blood cells, as well as sex and stress-related hormones, […]
Niacin (Vitamin B3) – Top 12 Food Sources, Recomme
Niacin (a.k.a. Nicotinic Acid, Vitamin B3) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, and a coenzyme or cosubstrate in many biological reduction and oxidation reactions, thus required for energy metabolism. Furthermore, it is needed for normal function of the digestive system, skin, and nerves. Being water-soluble, it is stored in the liver in small […]
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) – Top Food Sources, Recomm
Riboflavin (also known as Vitamin B2) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, helps maintain normal levels of the amino acid homocysteine in the blood, and is an essential component of two major coenzymes responsible for cellular function, -growth, and -development, energy production, and metabolism of fats, drugs, and steroids: FMN and FAD. FMN (Flavin […]
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) – Top Food Sources, Recommend
Thiamin (a.k.a. Thiamine, Vitamin B1) is a water-soluble vitamin in the B series, a coenzyme in the metabolism of carbohydrates and branched chain amino acids, and essential for the development and maintenance of cells. Being water-soluble, it is stored in the liver in small amounts, but has a short half life. This means we need […]