Date: 20 Jan 2010 Comments: 0

Vitamins are among the most important biologically active compounds that are essential on a ketogenic type of diet, but on many kinds of diets as well.

First of all, we should clarify the term “vitamin” a bit. As we already stated earlier, vitamins are essential compounds that are needed in our body for many different reasons. As for the definition of these compounds, they are basically organic compounds that do not belong in the already well known groups of compounds known as proteins, fats and carbohydrates. They are natural components of food, and are usually present in relatively small amounts. The quantity that is synthesized by our own bodies is not enough to meet our pysiological needs. They are essential for normal growth of our bodies, for normal reproduction, fast recovery of energy and they are also important for the normal and efficient functioning of the immune system. Although vitamins certainly do help to preserve our health, they are not the magical solution to problems, but can, however, reduce the number of problems that we may run into in the first place.

As we can see, it is important to take vitamins not only on a ketogenic kind of diet, but also when one is on a normal type of nutritional plan, as they are actually among the most important and most needed bioactive chemical compounds that we need to take in order to mantain good health and a strong immune system, since the deficit of vitamins can cause a wide range of problems. One must also mention, that whenever it is possible, vitamins should be taken in form of natural food, and not in form of supplements. But if that is not always possible, it is still better to take supplements, than not to take care about vitamin intake at all.