Vitamins and minerals are not manufactured in the human body or by the human body therefore we need to consume them from food or nutritional supplementation. I include nutritional supplementation because it is a generally recognized that the food supply today does not provide the full spectrum of micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, in sufficient quantities for optimum health and human performance. Vitamins and minerals have a variety of functions and absence of key micronutrients or insufficient quantities can be the beginning of a substantial problem.
Historically, two of the most well known vitamin or mineral deficiency states are scurvy and rickets. Scurvy is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency and rickets is caused by a Vitamin D deficiency. Inadequate calcium has also been considered a cofactor in the development of rickets.
Scurvy was common among long distance ocean voyagers in the 1700s and before. Rickets was most well known for its appearance in malnourished youth.
Keep in mind, vitamins and minerals are categorized as “essential” because we need to consume them to receive their benefits. Our body does not create them. A multi vitamin/ multi mineral formula is a vital foundational nutritional supplement in today’s world. If your an athlete or or physically active the need is even greater.
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