Essential Vitamins and Minerals for Diabetics and Good Foods to Get Them From
Vitamins and Minerals
A sufficient supply of necessary vitamins and minerals is vital to good health, this is also true for people with Diabetes. If you follow the dietary advice in this website of eating plenty of vegetables, raw fruit and have sensible limits on saturated fats and protein, your diet will probably contain sufficient vitamins and minerals naturally. Here are some of the main vitamin groups and some of the best natural sources you should be eating.
| Vitamin | Good food sources |
| A | Liver, green vegetables * |
| B1 | Whole grain cereal |
| B2 | Milk, green vegetables, fish |
| B12 | Meat |
| Folic Acid | Whole grain fortified cereals, potatoes |
| C | Potatoes, fruit |
| D | Dairy products |
| E | Whole grain cereals |
| K | Leafy green vegetables |
* pregnant women are advised to limit Vitamin A intake and particularly to avoid liver due to an increased risk of child blindness linked to high vitamin A doses.
As with vitamins, minerals are very important to heath. Most can be found in a Sensible diet.
| Mineral | Good food sources |
| Calcium | Dairy products, eg milk, cheese |
| Phosphorous | Dairy |
| Magnesium | Dairy |
| Iron | Meat, nuts, whole grain bread |
| Iodine | Salt (not added) |
| Sodium | Salt (not added) |
| Chromium | Eggs, red meat, some cheese |
If you believe you are not getting sufficient vitamins or minerals from your diet, or you are pregnant or elderly, then you have benefit from a vitamin and mineral supplement. Many people believe high doses of vitamins help them with improved immunity and other benefits, but be wary of extremely large doses of vitamins, which have not been conclusively proven to provide any additional benefits.
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More Resources
[ www.lifeclinic.com ]
[ www.mayoclinic.com ]
[ www.webmd.com ]
[ www.ediets.com/diabetes
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