How do vitamins work exactly?
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Vitamin pills suppliment the vitamins that are naturally found in the food you eat. This is useful, for instance, if you don't like veggies, because it gives you vitamins that are found in vegetables but without having to eat the stuff. A good vitamin suppliment does work, and is recommended to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. They take time for your body to metabolize and digest, so no, you don't lose them if you go to the bathroom right away (just like any other food you take in). When you take a vitamin, it is best to take a multivitamin that has lots of different stuff in it, as opposed to a pill that has just one vitamin in it (for example, multi is better than taking just calcium, or just iron, etc - unless your doctor prescribes it).
yes vitamins do really work. If you are an athlete you need more vitamins due to you doing more exercise. Multimvitamins are also a great way to get your recommended daily allowance. As it can be quite hard to get them from your food.
I dont think you lose the vitamins by going to the toilet.
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http://health.howstuffworks.com/question...
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