Iivithamini ngoku ziza ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kuquka iziselo, iipilisi, kunye nezitshizi, kwaye zihlala zijoliswe kumaqela athile abantu, kuquka abafazi abakhulelweyo, abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-70, kunye nabakwishumi elivisayo. Iigummies ezinencasa yeziqhamo ziyindlela enempilo yokwenza abantwana bathathe iivithamini zabo zemihla ngemihla ngaphandle kokulila.

Thatha iivithamini C no-D, i-zinc kunye ne-selenium ukuxhasa ukhuselo lwendalo lomzimba lokuzikhusela, i-pantothenic acid kunye ne-magnesium kwimpilo yengqondo, kunye neevithamini ze-B ezibalulekileyo ukulwa nokudinwa. Uninzi lubonelela ngexabiso lemihla ngemihla le-NRV elingaphezulu kwe-100%, nangona liyi-37.5% kuphela ye-NRV ye-vitamin C, ngoko ke kufanelekile ukwandisa ukutya kwakho iziqhamo ze-citrus, iitumato, kunye nemifuno ye-cruciferous ukuqinisekisa ukuba ufumana yonke into oyifunayo. Kukwakho nezithako ezingaqhelekanga, kubandakanya i-chaga enamandla aphezulu, enika inkxaso ye-antioxidant.

Iivithamini zizinto ezincinci ezifunekayo kwisondlo nokukhula kwabantu nezilwanyana. Zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimetabolism, ukukhula, uphuhliso kunye nempilo yomzimba. Ukuba awunayo ivithamini ethile ixesha elide, iya kubangela ukungasebenzi kakuhle komzimba kunye nezifo ezithile. Ihlala ifumaneka ekutyeni. Okwangoku, kukho ezininzi ezifunyenweyo, ezifana nevithamini A, ivithamini B, ivithamini C njalo njalo.

Iivithamini zizinto ezibalulekileyo kwi-metabolism yomntu. Umzimba womntu ufana nesityalo esintsonkothileyo kakhulu, esenza rhoqo ii-biochemical reactions ezahlukeneyo. Le mpendulo inxulumene kakhulu ne-catalysis ye-enzyme. Ukuze i-enzyme isebenze, kufuneka kubekho i-coenzyme. Iivithamini ezininzi zaziwa ngokuba zii-coenzymes okanye iimolekyuli zee-enzymes. Ke ngoko, iivithamini zizinto ezibalulekileyo zokugcina nokulawula i-metabolism eqhelekileyo yomzimba. Ngokuqinisekileyo, iivithamini ezilungileyo zifumaneka kwizicubu zomzimba ngendlela "yezinto ezisebenzayo".

Enye inzuzo yeevithamini emzimbeni womntu kukuba zinokunceda ukusebenza okuqhelekileyo kokukhula komntu nophuhliso, ingakumbi kulutsha, iivithamini zezinye zezona zondlo zibalulekileyo kwinkqubo yokukhula. Umzekelo, ivithamini D ingayilungisa kakuhle imetabolism yezinto ezithile emzimbeni womntu, ikhuthaze ukufunxwa kwecalcium emzimbeni womntu, igcine impilo yamathambo, kwaye igcine inqanaba lephosphorus egazini kunye nenqanaba lecalcium egazini lilungelelene emzimbeni womntu.