If carbohydrates are the body’s fuel, proteins are its building material. Protein is one of the three main nutrients — alongside carbohydrates and fat — but its job is different

So far in this series we have looked at vitamins as a whole, and then at vitamin A. Now we reach the largest family of them all: the B vitamins.

Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-spreading chronic diseases in the world and is largely related to lifestyle. It arises when the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar is

This is Part 2 of our vitamin series, and we begin with the very first letter of the alphabet — vitamin A. It was the first vitamin ever to be

Now we begin looking at the B vitamins one by one, starting with the very first: vitamin B1, better known as thiamine. It holds a special place in history, because

Continuing through the B family, we come to vitamin B2, known as riboflavin. Like the other B vitamins, it plays a key part in releasing energy from food — but

Our journey through the B vitamins reaches vitamin B3, called niacin — one of the hardest-working vitamins in the entire body. It takes part in hundreds of chemical reactions, more

Next in our tour of the B vitamins is vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine. If thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin are mainly about energy, B6 is the one most closely tied

Having finished the B vitamins, we now meet the most famous vitamin of all: vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid. Almost everyone reaches for it at the first sign

Now we move into the fat-soluble vitamins, and we begin with one that is unlike any other: vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin.” What makes it special is that your body