Recommended Web Sites

Vitamins, Health or Hindrance to Good Health? - The Cleveland Clinic explains how vitamins work.

InteliHealth: A to Z Glossary - One will find information on fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins, and minerals at this site.

MayoClinic.com: Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements - MayoClinic.com gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic. One will find the facts on vitamins and minerals at this site.

Vitamin D - The Journal of the American Medical Association looks at Vitamin D.

Vitamins: Harvard School of Public Health - Excellent discussion on vitamins and supplements, and other dietary issues.

All About What Vitamins and Minerals Do - This great explanation from KidsHealth is geared towards kids, but adults can learn from it too!

Antioxidant Vitamins - The American Heart Association offers this information about antioxidants.

Ask the Dietician - Scroll down the list to view information on a number of vitamins and supplements. All of the fact sheets are written in question and answer format.

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets - The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements offers this information on botanicals, vitamins, minerals and other supplements.

Facts About Dietary Supplements - Registered dietitians at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, the clinical research hospital at the National Institutes of Health, developed this series of fact sheets.

Fortify Your Knowledge About Vitamins - The FDA has produced this fact sheet.

What Are Vitamins and How Do They Work? or How B Vitamins Work or How Vitamin C Works - Click on this site to see how these vitamins help you.

MedicineNet.com: Vitamins and Calcium Supplements - MedicineNet is 100% Doctor-Produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians. One can access the recommended daily vitamin allowances and the roles that vitamins play in a healthy lifestyle.

MEDLINEplus: Vitamins or MEDLINEplus:Minerals or MEDLINEplus:Antioxidants - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases and conditions.

Should Everyone Over Age 75 Take a Multivitamin? - The Cleveland Clinic answers that question.

TeensHealth: Dietary Supplements, Facts vs. Fads OR Vitamins and Minerals - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for teenagers.

Vitamin A and Bone Health - The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases offers this information.

Vitamin Deficiency Anemia - Read about this at the site from Mayo Clinic.

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements and Your Eyes - Learn more about how these supplements can affect your eyes from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Vitamins and Minerals: What You Should Know - The American Academy of Family Physicians has created this information.

Your Family's Calcium Needs - The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention offer this "powerful bones toolbox".