Vitamins & minerals

Adequate supply of calcium is extremely important, and both the excess and deficiency of this macroelement can interfere with the body's work. Is excess calcium harmful?

Is a vitamin C overdose even possible? So much is said about its deficiency, but can excess ascorbic acid also be dangerous to health?

Macronutrients, or so-called major elements, should be supplied to the body in the diet or in the form of dietary supplements. They stimulate growth and cell regeneration.

Vitamin C, which we supply to the body, is not always in the form of L-ascorbic acid. An increasingly popular alternative is sodium ascorbate, the sodium salt of ascorbic acid.

The role of chromium in the human body is the subject of many debates. Chromium is primarily known as a weight loss supplement.

 

Beta-carotene is one of the precursors of vitamin A. Its effects on health are very broad and are mainly due to its high antioxidant activity.  What else does beta-carotene help?

Niacin is another name for vitamin B3. The function of niacin focuses on controlling metabolic processes, but this is not the only role it plays in the body. Find out what properties and functions vitamin B3 has.