The document discusses multivitamin supplements and their importance. It notes that the human body requires nutrients from diet to function properly but it is difficult to get all needed nutrients from food alone. Multivitamin supplements provide vitamins and minerals to supplement one's diet. The document outlines some key vitamins like Vitamins C, B, A, D, and E and describes health issues that can arise from deficiencies in each. It concludes that multivitamin supplements are an important way to ensure adequate nutrient intake.

1. Multivitamin Supplements
The human body is a well-crafted piece of art, with its fragile balance of different
compounds and maintenance of homeostatic conditions to function faultlessly. There is a
certain amount of input that the body needs in the form of diet for healthy operations. It is
hard to keep track of exactly which nutrients and in what quantities is present in your
meal. Knowing this, is important because you need to know if your body is receiving all the
raw materials it needs to be claimed healthy. A nutrient which is not synthesized in the
properly required amounts in the body is termed as a vitamin that is why physicians
believe they need to be supplied to the body through artificial supplementation or through
external dietary intake of foods containing vitamins.
Multivitamin supplements are care formulated to supplement a human diet and also
contain a benefitting amount of dietary minerals along with many other nutritional
elements. Different vitamins serve different functions in the body here are a few examples
of Vitamin functions in the body.
Vitamin C:
Lack of this vital nutrient can result in weak muscles and crippling bone structure
and the inability in a human to support his weight. You are vulnerable to diseases like
Scurvy in which you can lose your teeth due to weekend gums, brown spots start appearing
all over your skin. A natural source of Vitamin C is Citrus fruits. Multivitamin
supplements carry only the required amount per dosage that the body needs per day to
function properly.
Vitamin B family:
It is an important ingredient when it comes to determining the rate of
metabolism of a person. It accounts for the production of various hormones, deficiency of
which can result in various diseases such as a low metabolic rate. Also various skin

2. problems can arise as a result of low levels of this vitamin for example lack of vitamin B2
may cause cracks in lips, high sensitivity to sunlight, deficiency of B5 can result in Acne and
parasthesia.
Vitamin A:
Perhaps the most common of all vitamin deficiencies as recorded by W.H.O (World
Health Organization) that an estimated number of 500,000 children in developing
countries go blind each year due to the lack of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient
required by the body to maintain proper eye functioning. Vitamin A is one of the many vital
nutrients provided by Multivitamin Supplements.
Vitamin D:
Children suffer from stunted bone growth and muscle weakness due to the lack
of Vitamin D or scientifically known as Hypovitaminosis D. The resulting disease known as
rickets can weaken bones to an extent to cause paralysis for the rest of an individual’s life.
Osteomalacia a condition which can cause the thinning of bones which is also a
consequence of the lack of Vitamin D.
Vitamin E:
Deficiency of Vitamin E can cause disturbance in the nervous system as a
person deficient in vitamin E can suffer from poor nerve conduction.

3. Benefits of Multivitamins:
1. One Pill a Day Covers all, taking different supplementations for different nutrients
can be quite a nuisance; multivitamins provide the right amount of every vitamin
calculated down to the nearest micro gram to achieve perfection in quantity.
2. You feel healthier when your body is provided with all the right constituents to be
healthy as even the slightest of deficiency of a vitamin can be a door to various
diseases.
3. Multivitamins come in Liquids, tablets, capsules, and also gel forms, making them
easy to consume. It is recommended to take them in either liquid or capsule form
because the largely available multivitamin tablets are harder for your body to break
down.
Multivitamins are the most important nutritional supplement a person can take as it is a
part of nature’s plan for these vitalities to be induced in the body externally because they
are not naturally synthesized and yet they are an essential component of a healthy diet.
Although multivitamins provide seamless biological advantages, their intake and
requirement can be case sensitive so it is best to consult your physician to know what best
suits your body for optimum results.