EuRho®Vital Multivitamin-juice for kids contains 10 essential vitamins and the micro-element zinc. Vitamins are important components of our daily nutrition and support the activity of numerous metabolism-processes. For children and adolescents is an adequate absorption of vitamins very important, especially for support of the body‘s defenses and for a healthy growth. The containing vitamin D advances a better application of calcium from the daily nutrition for the creation, increase and stabilization of bones and teeth.
1. Vitamin A:
Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucous membranes, and skin. It is also known as retinol because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye. Vitamin A promotes good vision, especially in low light. It may also be needed for reproduction and breast-feeding.Carotenoids are dark colored dyes found in plant foods that can turn into a form of vitamin A. One such carotenoid is beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect cells from damage caused by unstable substances called free radicals.
Free radicals are believed to contribute to certain chronic diseases and play a role in the degenerative processes seen in aging. Vitamin A is required for growth, reproduction, and the maintenance of life. It builds up resistance to respiratory and other infections, and keeps the mucous linings and membranes of the body, especially those of the eyes, lungs, stomach, and intestines, in a healthy condition. It prevents eye diseases, aids in the secretion of gastric juices, and the digestion of protein.
It also plays a vital role in preventing and clearing up infections of the skin, and in promoting healthy hair, teeth, and gums. Vitamin A increases the permeability of blood capillaries, thereby contributing better tissue oxygenation. It also helps prevent premature ageing and senility, increases life expectancy, and extends youthfulness.
Vitamin B1 or thiamine, as it is more commonly referred to now, is one of the most important members of the B group of vitamins. Also known as aneurin, vitamin B1 is anti-beriberi and anti-neuritic. It is water soluble. Thiamine is absorbed from the small intestine. The capacity of the human intestine to absorb this vitamin is limited to about 5 mg per day. Thiamine undergoes a change in the intestinal mucosa. Approximately 25mg to 30mg are stored in this changed form in he body.
Large amounts of thiamine are present in the skeletal muscles, heart, liver, kidneys, and brain. This vitamin cannot, however, be stored to any large extent in the human body. So an adequate daily intake is necessary. Thiamine promotes growth, protects the heart muscle, and stimulates brain action. It plays an important role in the normal functioning of the entire nervous system. It aids digestion, especially of carbohydrates. It has a mild diuretic effect: that is, it increases urine formation. This vitamin improves peristalsis and helps to prevent constipation. It also helps to maintain the normal red blood count, improves circulation, and promotes a healthy skin.
It protects against the damaging effect of lead poisoning, and prevents oedema or fluid retention in connection with heart ailments. It also reduces fatigue, increases stamina, and prevents premature ageing and senility by increasing mental alertness. Like other vitamins of the B complex group, it is more potent when combined with other B vitamins rather than when used separately. A lack of sufficient thiamine in the diet can cause loss of appetite, poor digestion, chronic constipation, loss of weight, mental depression, nervous exhaustion, and insomnia. It can lead to muscular weakness, leg cramps, slow heartbeat, and irritability, defective hydrochloric acid production in the stomach and consequent digestive disorders. In case of insufficient supply of thiamine in the body, the heart muscles become lazy and fatigued, and the auricles or the upper chambers of the heart lose their strength and gradually enlarge.
This may lead tto a condition known as hypertrophy of the heart. Prolonged gross deficiency can cause beriberi, neuritis, and oedema. Lack of vitamin B1, can slow down circulation to the scalp to the extent that hair may fall and new hair may grow very slowly. Deficiency of thiamine can be induced by excessive use of alcohol, dietary sugar, and processed and refined foods.
Vitamin B2 or riboflavin is the second member of the B complex group. The word riboflavin is derived from two sources: ribose, referring to ribose sugar found in several vitamins and enzymes, and flavin meaning yellow. Riboflavin is absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the small intestine. It is carried to the tissues of the body and incorporated into the cell enzymes.
The liver is the major site of storage and it contains about one-third of the total riboflavin in the body. The liver, kidneys, and heart have the richest concentrations of this vitamin. However the body does not store large quantities of it. Riboflavin is excreted primarily in the urine. Bile and sweat are other minor routes of excretion. Riboflavin is essential for growth and general health. It functions as a part of a group of enzymes which are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is involved in a number of chemical reactions in the body and is therefore essential for normal tissue maintenance.
Riboflavin aids digestion and helps in the functioning of the nervous system. It prevents constipation, promotes a healthy skin, nails, and hair, and strengthens the mucous lining of the mouth, lips, and tongue. Riboflavin also plays an important role in the health of the eyes and alleviates eye strain. This vitamin is particularly helpful in counteracting the tendency towards glaucoma. An ample supply of vitamin B2 provides vigour and helps to preserve the appearance and feeling of youth. A deficiency of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) may result in bloodshot eyes, abnormal sensitivity to light, itching and burning of the eyes, inflammation in the mouth, a sore and burning tongue, and cracks on the lips and in the corners of the mouth.
It may also result in dull or oily hair, an oily skin, premature wrinkles on the face and arms, and split nails. Riboflavin deficiency also leads to the malfunctioning of the adrenal glands. It can be contributing cause to such disorders as anaemia, vaginal itching, and cataract.
Vitamin B5 is a water solubale vitamin of the B complex group.It is also known as pantothenic acid . Vitamin B5 or pantothenic acid is a part of the enzyme systemwhich plays a vital role in the metabolism of carbohydrates,fats and proteins and in hre synthesis of amino acids and fatty acids .It is also essential for the formation of porphyrin ,the pigment portion of the haemoglobin molecule of the red blood cells.
This vitamin is involved in all the vital functions of the body. It stimulates the adrenal glands and increases production of cortisone and other adrenal hormones. It is primarily used as an anti-stress factor and protects against most physical and mental stresses and toxins. Pantothenic acid increases vitality, wards off infections, and speeds recovery from ill health. It helps in maintaing the normal growth and development of the central nervous system. This vitamin prevents premature ageing. It also provides protection against any damage caused by excessive radiation.
A defeciency of vitamin B5 ( pantothenic acid ) can cause chronic fatigue,an increased tendency towards infections,greying and loss of hair ,mental depression ,irritability ,dizziness and muscular weakness.It may be lead to stomach distress ,constipation ,skin disorders,retarded growth,painful and burning feet,insomnia,muscle cramps,exhaustion,low blood sugar ,low blood pressure and duodenal ulcers.
Vitamin B6 is a white, crystalline substance. It is soluble in water and alcohol. Although the bacteria in the colon do synthesis vitamin B6, it is not absorbed to any significant extent. Small quantities of this vitamin are stored in the body. The vitamin is widely distributed in various tissues and excreted mainly from the kidneys. Pyridoxine or vitamin B6 aids in food assimilation and protein and fat metabolism, especially in the metabolism of essential fatty acids. It activates many enzymes and enzyme systems.
It is involved in the production of antibodies which protect against bacterial diseases. Pyridoxine helps in the healthy functioning of the nervous system and brain. It is essential for the normal reproductive process and healthy pregnancies. This vitamin prevents nervous and skin disorders, provides protection against a high cholesterol level, certain types of heart disease, and diabetes. It prevents tooth decay. Vitamin B6 regulates the balance between sodium and potassium in the body, which is vitally important for normal body functions. It is also required for absorption of vitamin B12 and for the production of hydrochloric acid and magnesium.
Deficiency of vitamin B6 may cause anaemia, oedema, mental depression, and skin disorders. Cracking at the corner of the lips, halitosis (foul smell in the mouth), nervousness, eczema, kidney stones, inflammation of the colon, damage to the pancreas, insomnia, tooth decay, and irritability may also result due to deficiency of vitamin B6. Inadequate intake of the vitamin may also lead to loss of muscular control, migraine headaches, diseases of old age, and premature senility.
Vitamin B3 or niacin is an important vitamin of the B group. From 1867 it was known as nicotinic acid to organic chemists. Vitamin B3 or niacin is important for proper blood circulation and the healthy functioning of the nervous system. It maintains the normal functions of the gastro-intestinal tract and is essential for the proper metabolism of proteins and carbohydrates. It helps to maintain a healthy skin.
Niacin dilates the blood capillary system. This vitamin is also essential for synthesis of the sex hormones, namely, oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, as well as cortisone, thyroxin, and insulin. It also maintains mental and emotional well-being.
A mild deficiency of vitamin B3 or niacin may result in a coated tongue, sores in the mouth , irritability, nervousness, skin lesions, diarrhoea, forgetfulness, insomnia, chronic headaches, digestive disorders, and anaemia. Severe prolonged deficiency may cause neurasthenia (weakness of the nerves), mental disturbances, depression, mental dullness, and disorientation.
Vitamin B12 has the largest and most complex chemical structure of all the vitamins. It is unique among vitamins in that it contains a metal ion, cobalt. For this reason cobalamin is the term used to refer to compounds having vitamin B12 activity. Like vitamin B6, vitamin B12 is essential for the production and regeneration of red blood cells. It is also needed for the proper functioning of the central nervous system. It improves concentration, memory, and balance, and relieves irritability.
Vitamin B12 is necessary for proper utilisation of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins for body building. It promotes growth and increases appetite in children. This vitamin is also involved in many vital metabolic ,and enzymatic processes, including the metabolism of folic acid. If the immune cells made in the bone marrow are to mature into active disease-fighters, a sufficient quantity of vitamin B12 and folic acid are necessary.
A deficiency of vitamin B12 may cause pernicious (destructive) anaemia. It may lead to a poor appetite and retardation of growth in children, chronic fatigue, a sore mouth, a feeling of numbness or stiffness, loss of mental energy, and difficulty in concentration.
Deficiency of vitamin B12 affects every cell in the body, but is most severely felt in the tissues where the cells normally divide rapidly, as in the blood forming tissues of the bone marrow and in the gastro-intestinal tract. The nervous system is also affected and this may lead to degeneration of nerve fibres in the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that is necessary for normal growth and development. Vitamin C is required for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It is necessary to form collagen, an important protein used to make skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Vitamin C is essential for the healing of wounds, and for the repair and maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.
Vitamin C is one of many antioxidants. Vitamin E and beta-carotene are two other well-known antioxidants. Antioxidants are nutrients that block some of the damage caused by free radicals, which are by-products that result when our bodies transform food into energy.
The build up of these by-products over time is largely responsible for the aging process and can contribute to the development of various health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and a host of inflammatory conditions like arthritis. Antioxidants also help reduce the damage to the body caused by toxic chemicals and pollutants such as cigarette smoke.
Vitamin D is commonly known as the 'Sunshine Vitamin'. The growth and maintenance of the normal bones largely depends on this. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for maintaining normal calcium metabolism . Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) can be synthesized by humans in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation from sunlight, or it can be obtained from the diet.
When exposure to UVB radiation is insufficient for the synthesis of adequate amounts of vitamin D3 in the skin, adequate intake of vitamin D from the diet is essential for health. Vitamin D is the most essential vitamin for preventing rickets, which is a known deficiency disease affecting children, and is characterized by defective bone formation, disturbance of calcium utilization in the body, and resulting weakness.
Vitamin D assists in the assimilation of calcium, phosphorus and other minerals in the digestive tract. Also it is necessary for the healthy functioning of the parathyroid glands, which regulates the calcium level in the blood. Vitamin D is very important during infancy and adolescence for the proper formation of teeth and bones. Good supply of Vitamin D during pregnancy benefits the mother and helps to ensure the satisfactory future development of the child. Vitamin D deficiency May cause rickets, a disease affecting the whole body.
Its most characteristic symptom is the failure of the bones to calcify properly. Vitamin D deficiency May lead to tooth decay, pyorrhoea, brittle or soft bones, retarded growth, and poor bone formation in children. Also it May cause muscular weakness, lack of vigour, deficient assimilation of minerals, and premature ageing.
The term vitamin E describes a family of eight antioxidants. Alpha-tocopherol is the only form of vitamin E that is actively maintained in the human body; therefore, it is the form of vitamin E found in the largest quantities in blood and tissues. Approximately 50 to 85 percent of vitamin E in the diet is absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract by a mechanism similar to that of other fat-soluble vitamins.
It enters the bloodstream via the lymph. The vitamin is stored in all the tissues, and the tissue stores can provide protection against the deficiency of this vitamin for long periods. About one-third of the vitamin is excreted in the bile and the balance is excreted in the urine. The main functions of Vitamin E are to help protect the functioning of cells and the intracellular processes. Vitamin E oxygenates the tissues and reduces the need for oxygen intake markedly. It is essential for normal reproductory functions, fertility, and physical vigour. It prevents unsaturated fatty acids, sex hormones, and fat-soluble vitamins from being destroyed in the body by oxygen.
Vitamin E dilates the capillaries and enables the blood to flow freely into blood-deficient muscle tissue, thus strengthening both the tissues and the nerves supplying them. It dissolves blood clots and also prevents their formation. It does not, however, interfere with the normal clotting of blood. It prevents the formation of excessive scar tissues and in some instances, even melts away unwanted scar tissue. It also promotes urine secretion.
Vitamin E is said to be essential for prevention of heart disease, asthma, arthritis, and many other conditions. When applied topically, vitamin E has been known to improve skin moisturization, softness and smoothness and also provide modest photoprotection. Deficiency of vitamin E may lead to degenerative changes in the blood capillaries which, in turn, can lead to heart and lung disease, pulmonary embolism, and a brain stroke.
Deficiency of this vitamin may also lead to loss of sexual potency. A prolonged deficiency may lead to reproductive disorders, abortions, miscarriages, male or female sterility, as well as muscular disorders.
The human need for zinc is small, but its role in growth and well-being is enormous, starting even before birth. The entire body of a normal man weighing 70 kg may contain 1.4 to 2.3 g of zinc. Zinc is present in small amounts in all tissues. The bones, teeth, and the pancreas contain slightly higher amounts of zinc than other tissues. Whole blood contains about 0.7 mg/100 ml, while blood serum or plasma contains 0.1 mg/100 ml. Zinc is a bluish-white, metallic element.
It is present in the body mostly in combination with other constituents of the body. About 20 to 30 per cent of the zinc in foods is absorbed by the body through the small intestine. This absorption is decreased by fibres, calcium, copper, phytate, and phosphate in pulses. In contrast, amino acids and peptides increase zinc absorption. Nearly 99 per cent of the total zinc in the body is stored in cells and the remainder in the plasma and extracellular fluids. Excretion of zinc occurs principally through secretions of the pancreas and intestine.
Zinc is needed for a healthy skin and hair, proper healing of wounds, successful pregnancies, and male virility. It plays a vital role in guarding against disease and infection. It is needed to transport vitamin A to the retina. Almost all the enzymes in the body require zinc for their functioning. It has long been known that growth and sexual maturity depend on zinc amongst other things. Zinc may accelerate the healing of chronic skin ulcers and wounds. Patients with these problems have a low content of zinc in the plasma for many weeks despite corticosteroid therapy.
Zinc seems to offer new promise of help for acne patients. It has shown draillatic results in some cases. Zinc has also been found beneficial in the treatment of eczema. Many people with this skin problem have tried and benefitted from zinc supplements. Administration of zinc has been found to be helpful in cases of prostate enlargement. About 30 mg of this mineral should be taken daily in the treatment of these disorders.
Zinc deficiency in the diet has been reported to be the cause of anaemia, retardation in growth, and delayed genital maturation. White spots on the fingernails means dietary Zinc is not being absorbed. Taking a Zinc multivitamin will usually take care of it.
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