Vitamins and minerals affect human health and are an integral part of the diet. They are strictly supervised by the authorities in the form of recommendations and legal information obligations on dosage and health benefits.
This application gives an overview of recommended doses (RDA), doses that are safe (upper limit UL) and toxic amounts of vitamins and minerals (trace elements).
The application provides a basic description of these essential substances for people. It also provides information on areas where vitamins are beneficial or what causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
It can be searched by area of action (disease) or by vitamins.
Data are primarily derived from "REGULATION (EU) No 1169/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL" and from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report of February 2006.