We are told vitamins ward off nutritional deficiencies and, even more, can help prevent dire conditions like cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease. But with the shelves lined with so many options, how do you know which pills are best to pop?
We talked to leading nutrition experts to get answers to your top 10 vitamin questions:
1. Why do vitamins make my urine yellow?
The body flushes out extra water-soluble vitamins, but the bright yellow color comes mostly from B2 (riboflavin), according to certified nutrition specialist Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., author of The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book (Penguin, 2007).
Found naturally in cheese, yogurt, eggs, meat, beans and spinach, vitamin B2 is essential for healthy eyes and helps maintain a strong immune system. B2 deficiencies are also linked to psychiatric disorders.
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