Development of Recommended Dietary Allowance-Compliant Databases on Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble Vitamins in India

https://doi.org/10.46610/JQAQC.2023.v05i01.001

Abstract

Background: Every nutrient has distinctive qualities and benefits a person's physical health. Nutrients are the fuel we need to enable the body to break down food and then put this to use in the body to repair and build cells and tissue, which is our metabolism. Although vitamins are just as important for health as macronutrients like fats and carbohydrates, they are required in far smaller quantities. They are crucial for many regular body processes, including cell development and reproduction, but their role in the cell's energy-processing capacity is crucial. A vitamin's ability to be absorbed, retained, and excreted by the body determines whether it is referred to as "fat-soluble" or "water-soluble".

Objective: The main objective of this article is to provide standards that serve as a goal for good nutrition.

Method: This study is presented as a narrative commentary based on the information gathered from the various websites.

Results and Discussion: The recommended daily allowance (RDA) and adequate intake (AI) are the amounts of a vitamin or minerals you require to maintain good health and adequate nutrition. A minimal number of fat-soluble vitamins are required by the body to maintain good health. The immune system, muscle and heart function, blood supply and clots, eye health, and other bodily processes all depend on fat-soluble vitamins to function properly. Providing coenzymes for vital metabolic processes, water-soluble vitamins perform a vital role.