Daily Vitamins

In our everyday life, we consume numerous types of foods from breakfast, lunch, dinner to snacks. The human diet is among the broadest in terms of food reference, manifesting huge needs for variety of vitamins and minerals for the wellness of the organ system function. For an average individual, the recommended daily dietary allowances as recommended by committee on foods and nutrition are as follows: Calories 270, Protein 56 grams, Calcium 0.8 grams, Iron 10 milligrams, Vitamin A 5000 iu, Thiamine 1.4 milligrams, Ascorbic acid 45 milligrams, Riboflavin 1.6 milligrams, and Niacin 18 milligrams; this recommended everyday nutrient intake is intended to individuals who are healthy, physically active man of 25 years old who weighs 70 kilograms. While on an average healthy woman who is physically active, similar recommended nutrient intake is recommended, but regardless of health conditions variation of daily nutrient intake may differ is also applied for men. For this purpose, recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals and the suggested food class daily intake will be viewed.

Numerous food types has different suggested intake daily, which varies from age and sex. And as suggested by Department of Agriculture United States, here are the food types and their suggested daily intake: Protein group foods two or more servings daily (meat, eggs, beans, peas, nuts and many more), vegetable and fruits four to six servings (leafy and yellow vegetables, citrus fruit and many more), bread cereal food type four or more servings a day (bread, whole grain based foods, rice and many more), and dairy and milk group of four or more cups daily for adults and nursing mothers and 3 or more cups for children and pregnant women. As stated, these are the food groups and their suggested servings. But specifically, these different foods types constitutes different nutrient component which in breakdown composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals.

With these facts, it is widely known that intake of vitamins and minerals must be strongly regulated daily. With regard to this, there are special case to special dietary needs such as undernutrition, childhood, pregnancy and obesity. Dietary requirement for individual who undergoes obesity treatment requires specialized and reduced dietary regulation; the calories intake must greatly be reduced in high amount while the vitamins and minerals intake must be maintained in recommended dose. For undernutrition case, high amount of essential nutrients must be regulated, such as high calories food as well as high vitamins and mineral foods in intense time program. While for pregnant mothers, the suggested dietary requirements are the essential elements such as proteins, vitamins and minerals while the caloric intake should be in moderate amount not to cause too much weight increase. And lastly, is the dietary requirement for childhood: in this stage of growth and development, high amount of protein, vitamins and minerals must be recommended especially milk, and food supplements comprising of vitamin C, Vitamin A and other vitamins and minerals.