Links for Vitamins and Minerals




VitaminsRock.com - The vitaminformation site.
Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamins, their effects, and what happens if you receive too much or too little of a given vitamin in your diet.

4-Vitamins.net
Includes information on vitamins, herbs and sports supplements.

AskMen.com- Vitamins
Article highlighting the health benefits of vitamins and minerals with functions and traits of some listed.

Changing Shape
This chart recommends vitamin and mineral dosages, explains their function, and describes the effects of deficiency and overdose.

Dietary Reference Intakes
A 2000 report on Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline Dietary Reference Intakes. A NAP publication.

Harvard School of Public Health - Vitamins
Information on dietary intakes to protect general health and fight against diseases.

Mc Vitamins
A nutritional education site that has index of selected vitamins with scientific and health benefits of each.

Medlineplus: Vitamins
Overview of vitamins needed for normal metabolism, growth and development, and regulation of cell functions.

Minerals
Mineral listings for education information related to body function, deficiency symptoms, therapeutic uses, and food sources.

Minerals
Discussion of function, deficiencies, disease prevention, safety, food sources and research, indexed by mineral. From the Linus Pauling Institute.

Minerals and Vitamins
Information explaining the importance of vitamins and minerals in keeping our bodies functioning properly.

Nutrition.org
Information on major vitamins and minerals, daily requirements, sources, and toxic dosages.

Online Vitamin Database
Information on vitamins and their healing qualities.

Reference Guide For Minerals
Gives an overview and information on a variety of minerals and trace minerals.

USDA Nutrient Values
Interface to the USDA Nutrient Database. Nutrient values are available for 100 gram portions as well as common serving sizes. Percent RDA is given for males and females between the ages of 25 and 50.

Vitamin B12
Information on oral vitamin B12 including vitamin B12 reports and research papers.

Vitamin Directory
Resource directory on several vitamins, health supplements, and news.

Vitamin Guide
A handy vitamin guide with food sources, symptoms of deficiency, uses and benefits of different vitamins.

Vitamin Information Center
Basic information on all vitamins and their uses, daily requirements, and history.

Vitamin Nutrition Facts
Explains the difference between water soluble and fat soluble vitamins with intake recommendations.

Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets
Professional guide to vitamin and mineral supplements, presented by Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health.

VitaminFactor.org
Vitamin supplements news, articles and online resources.

VitaminManual
Scientific journal with questions about potential benefits of vitamins and supplements. References to medical publications also given.

Vitaminfo.com
Has facts about vitamins and minerals including omega-3, beta-carotene, and lutein. Also gives tips for balanced eating and living.

Vitamins
Discussion of functions, deficiencies, disease prevention and treatment, food sources, and research indexed by vitamin. From the Linus Pauling Institute.

Vitamins & Supplements Guide
Online textbook discussing the functions, benefits, sources, intakes, deficiency and overdose symptoms of vitamins and supplements.

Vitamins Source
Offers information about vitamins and nutritional supplements.

Vitamins and Coenzymes
Presents information on the biochemistry, functions, and deficiency symptoms of vitamins.

Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamins and minerals resources tailored to educate kids and teens.

Vitamins and Supplements Message Board
Forum for discussing health issues related to consumption and effects of vitamins and mineral supplements.

Vitamins, Carotenoids, and Phytochemicals
Vitamin definitions, benefits, adequate intake guidelines, deficiencies, toxicities, and authoritative links.

Vitamins: vitamin nutritions
A comprehensive guide to vitamins. Includes detailed information on a wide range of vitamin products.

VitaminsDiary.com
Descriptions and information on various vitamins, minerals, amino acids and herbs.

WVDA - Vitamins and Minerals
Food sources for vitamins and minerals, functions of vitamins and minerals in your body, and information about deficiency and toxicity.

WhyVitamins.com
General information on vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.