FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VITAMINS
Vitamins are micronutrients that have physiological effects on various biological responses, including host immunity. Therefore, vitamin deficiency leads to increased risk of developing infectious, allergic, and inflammatory diseases. Since B vitamins are synthesized by plants, yeasts, and bacteria, but not by mammals, mammals must acquire B vitamins from food or microbial sources, such as the intestinal microbiota . Similarly, some intestinal bacteria are unable to synthesize B vitamins and must acquire them from the host diet or from other intestinal bacteria for their growth and survival. Nutrients are essential for the development, maintenance, and function of the immune system in the body. Vitamins can as well be said to be an essential micronutrients that are synthesized by bacteria, yeasts, and plants, but not by mammals. Therefore, mammals must obtain vitamins from the diet or rely on their synthesis by commensal bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Some vitamins are wa...
