Like the old woman who lived in a shoe, the medical scientists who housekeep for vitamins have an unmanageable lot of charges. At present, for example, chemists believe that there are eight varieties ...

To the University of Chicago last week went 400 of the country’s scientists for a meeting devoted to one subject alone: vitamins. Although the symposium dealt mostly with highly technical laboratory ...

It all started with a chemist proposing the existence of a compound he called protein. For more than a century, many scientists contributed to the discovery of vitamins, including (from left) Gerardus ...

Research suggests that vitamins like B6 and K2 might promote heart health. Not getting enough of other vitamins, like C and D, may increase your risk of heart disease. Your body needs vitamins to ...

Since vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, any excess is excreted in the urine in a few hours. Current U.S. recommendations call for 75 mg of vitamin C per day for adult women and 90 mg per day for ...

Vitamin D deficiency is very common, especially during the winter months with less sunlight. Add these foods to your diet to help.