How Vitamins Assist The Digestive System

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Article Title: How Vitamins Assist The Digestive System

Author: Steve Wilcott

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It is through the digestive system that the body is able to

make use of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that are

consumed. The human digestive system breaks down the material

until it is in a form that the body can use on the cellular

level. There are several vitamins and minerals that directly

affect the quality and efficiency of the process of digestion.

Making sure to achieve the standard recommended daily intake

levels of these nutrients will help to ensure that your body is

able to make the best use of the foods consumed.

The digestive process begins in the mouth, with the saliva and

the teeth. Healthy teeth are essential to proper chewing, which

breaks the food down so that it can pass through the esophagus,

but also puts it into a form in which the enzymes can start

their work. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, Vitamin D and

Vitamin C are essential to the health of the teeth, as their

very structure depends on these vitamins and minerals. Calcium

and phosphorus are the primary building blocks of the teeth,

with Vitamin D serving to enhance calcium absorption by the

body and magnesium and Vitamin C being necessary to the

processes by which those substances come together to form the

structure of the teeth.

As with all of the important body functions and systems, the

powerful vitamins that form the Vitamin B complex have a

significant role in the digestive system. Thiamin, or Vitamin

B1, serves to help the body have a good appetite, and also

keeps the nerves in good working order. Nerves, the

communicators of the body, are important to the process of

digestion, as much of it is the result of involuntary movements

that are regulated in part by the nervous system. Niacin, or B3,

is necessary for the health of the digestive tract, serving, in

addition to the general health and functioning of the digestive

tract, to keep its surfaces healthy. Niacin also helps to keep

the tongue in good health, able to perform its role in the

digestive process efficiently. Vitamin B9, also called by the

names folate, folic acid and folacin, is also important to the

maintenance of the gastrointestinal tract. The bacteria in the

digestive tract help to produce Vitamin K, essential to the

blood’s ability to clot.

There are many minerals that serve as cofactors to the enzymes

that break down food, meaning that without those minerals the

enzymes would be incomplete and digestion poor. Manganese is

just one of the minerals that serves this purpose, not only

serving as a cofactor in the enzyme processes that break down

food, but also in those that allow the body to utilize it.

Chromium is a mineral that helps to regulate appetite,

important for food intake.

There are many digestive disruptions that can be traced back to

poor nutrition. Meeting the standard recommended daily intake

levels of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that your

body needs is a good way to avoid inefficient and incomplete

digestion. Nutritional supplements can offer a safe and

effective means of meeting your dietary needs and health goals.

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