Micronutrients

One of four fat soluble vitamins, vitamin A is an essential nutrient involved in important metabolic processes in your body. As with many essential nutrients too much can be as detrimental to health as too little. Are you getting enough or too little?

Folate is an essential nutrient required as part of two coenzymes necessary for DNA synthesis and new cell development. Folate deficiency can severely affect your health and in women may adversely affect foetal development.

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient which functions in a variety of important metabolic mechanisms in your body. Deficiency of vitamin B12 can severely affect your health and may be caused by insufficient dietary intake as well as poor absorption.

Vitamins are essential for life, but we only need to consume them in very small amounts. Learn more about these "vital amines".

Banana, potato, avocado, lentils and many other foods are good sources of potassium: an essential micronutrient. Why is potassium essential and are you getting enough?