Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by
A special focus on pregnant women…
Vitamins are a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism. Vitamin B complex, originally thought to be a single vitamin, has now been separated into several B vitamins:
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
• Vitamin B3 (niacin)
• Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
• Vitamin B7 (biotin)
• Vitamin B9 (folic acid)
• Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
These [...]
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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by
Vitamin B 12 deficiency anemia, also known as pernicious anemia, is a condition in which the body does not make enough healthy red blood cells due to lack of vitamin B 12. Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin, which gives blood its red color. More importantly, hemoglobin helps the blood store and transport [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Normally, extra iron is stored in your body and then used to produce hemoglobin in newly developed red blood cells. Most of this iron is recovered as old red blood cells are destroyed. The small amount of iron lost from the body is replaced by iron absorbed from your diet. Some people, for a [...]
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