Vitamins WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Vitamins
Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. They are found in the foods we eat and also in supplements.
Fast Facts:
- There are 13 vitamins needed by humans.
- The vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folate.
- There are two types of vitamins: fat soluble and water soluble.
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Latest Headlines on Vitamins
What are Vitamins?
- Mayo Clinic: Dietary supplements: Using vitamin and mineral supplements wisely
- RealTime Communications: Vitamins
- MedicineNet: Definition of Vitamins
What Are The Uses for Vitamins?
- American Pregnancy Association: Prenatal Vitamins
- Harvard School of Public Health: Vitamins
- University of California, San Diego: Vitamins, Supplements & Their Uses
- eNotAlone: Vitamin C : Uses and Health Benefits
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Vitamins?
- Personal Health Zone: Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings About Vitamins and Supplements
- 1st Holistic: Potentially Toxic Dosages and Side Effects of Nutrients
- A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health Guide): Vitamins
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Vitamins
- Health Boards: Vitamins & Supplements Message Board
- YouTube: The Truth about Vitamins & Supplements - Clinical Nutrition
- Spark Notes: Vitamins Message Board
- Vitamin Supplement Discussion
Clinical Trials for Vitamins
ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Vitamins
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Vitamins
Controversy and Lawsuits about Vitamins
- The New York Times: Airborne Settles Lawsuit | Vitamin Pills: A False Hope?
- Claims Journal: Vitamin Marketer USANA Hit With Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit
- The Consumerist: Lawsuit: Walgreens Substituted Chemo Drug For Prenatal Vitamins
- CBC News: $7.7 million payout in vitamin price fixing lawsuit
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Vitamins
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles On Vitamins
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Vitamins
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Vitamins
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Vitamin, Vitmin, Vitumin, Vitamen, Vitumen, Vitmins, Vitumins, Vitamens, Vitumens
- Last update: Feb. 23, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
