Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements
The significant attention gained by food-sourced vitamins has provided insights into numerous current researches; for instance, the potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention, the balance between food and dietary supplements in the general population, the role of di...
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| author | Chigozie E. Ofoedu Jude O. Iwouno Ebelechukwu O. Ofoedu Chika C. Ogueke Victory S. Igwe Ijeoma M. Agunwah Arinze F. Ofoedum James S. Chacha Onyinye P. Muobike Adedoyin O. Agunbiade Njideka E. Njoku Angela A. Nwakaudu Nkiru E. Odimegwu Onyekachi E. Ndukauba Chukwuka U. Ogbonna Joncer Naibaho Maciej Korus Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala |
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| description | The significant attention gained by food-sourced vitamins has provided insights into numerous current researches; for instance, the potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention, the balance between food and dietary supplements in the general population, the role of diet and food intake in age-related macular degeneration, and the association of dietary supplement use, nutrient intake and mortality among adults. As relevant literature about food-sourced vitamin increases, continuous synthesis is warranted. To supplement existing information, this perspective review discussed food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs, scoping from vitamin absorption, metabolic functions, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements. Relevant literatures were identified through a search of databases like Google Scholar, Web of Science, the Interscience Online Library, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. We demonstrated that vitamins whether from plant- and animal-based sources are prerequisites for the metabolic functions of the human body. The fat- and water-soluble classification of vitamins remains consistent with their respective absorption and dissolution potentials, underpinned by numerous physiological functions. Vitamins, largely absorbed in the small intestine, have their bioavailability dependent on the food composition, its associated interactions, as well as alignment with their metabolic functions, which involves antioxidants, coenzymes, electron acceptor/donor, and hormones. Moreover, vitamin deficiencies, in every form, pose a serious threat to human health. Vitamin toxicities remain rare, but can still occur mainly from supplementation, although it appears much less in water-soluble vitamins of which some excesses get readily removed by the human body, different from the fat-soluble ones that are stored in tissues and organs. Besides discussions of absorption, transport, and cellular uptake of vitamins, this perspective review also included approaches to meeting vitamin requirements and therapeutic strategies against micronutrient deficiency and COVID-19. We have also attempted on how to strike the balance between food-sourced vitamins and dietary supplements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ddd1f84032fa4c88927d7242245d7fcf2023-12-03T11:34:55ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-09-019e1194010.7717/peerj.11940Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirementsChigozie E. Ofoedu0Jude O. Iwouno1Ebelechukwu O. Ofoedu2Chika C. Ogueke3Victory S. Igwe4Ijeoma M. Agunwah5Arinze F. Ofoedum6James S. Chacha7Onyinye P. Muobike8Adedoyin O. Agunbiade9Njideka E. Njoku10Angela A. Nwakaudu11Nkiru E. Odimegwu12Onyekachi E. Ndukauba13Chukwuka U. Ogbonna14Joncer Naibaho15Maciej Korus16Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala17Department of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, NigeriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun, NigeriaFaculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandThe significant attention gained by food-sourced vitamins has provided insights into numerous current researches; for instance, the potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention, the balance between food and dietary supplements in the general population, the role of diet and food intake in age-related macular degeneration, and the association of dietary supplement use, nutrient intake and mortality among adults. As relevant literature about food-sourced vitamin increases, continuous synthesis is warranted. To supplement existing information, this perspective review discussed food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs, scoping from vitamin absorption, metabolic functions, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements. Relevant literatures were identified through a search of databases like Google Scholar, Web of Science, the Interscience Online Library, ScienceDirect, and PubMed. We demonstrated that vitamins whether from plant- and animal-based sources are prerequisites for the metabolic functions of the human body. The fat- and water-soluble classification of vitamins remains consistent with their respective absorption and dissolution potentials, underpinned by numerous physiological functions. Vitamins, largely absorbed in the small intestine, have their bioavailability dependent on the food composition, its associated interactions, as well as alignment with their metabolic functions, which involves antioxidants, coenzymes, electron acceptor/donor, and hormones. Moreover, vitamin deficiencies, in every form, pose a serious threat to human health. Vitamin toxicities remain rare, but can still occur mainly from supplementation, although it appears much less in water-soluble vitamins of which some excesses get readily removed by the human body, different from the fat-soluble ones that are stored in tissues and organs. Besides discussions of absorption, transport, and cellular uptake of vitamins, this perspective review also included approaches to meeting vitamin requirements and therapeutic strategies against micronutrient deficiency and COVID-19. We have also attempted on how to strike the balance between food-sourced vitamins and dietary supplements.https://peerj.com/articles/11940.pdfVitamin absorptionVitamin transportMicronutrientPhysiological functionAnimal-basedPlant-based |
| spellingShingle | Chigozie E. Ofoedu Jude O. Iwouno Ebelechukwu O. Ofoedu Chika C. Ogueke Victory S. Igwe Ijeoma M. Agunwah Arinze F. Ofoedum James S. Chacha Onyinye P. Muobike Adedoyin O. Agunbiade Njideka E. Njoku Angela A. Nwakaudu Nkiru E. Odimegwu Onyekachi E. Ndukauba Chukwuka U. Ogbonna Joncer Naibaho Maciej Korus Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements PeerJ Vitamin absorption Vitamin transport Micronutrient Physiological function Animal-based Plant-based |
| title | Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements |
| title_full | Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements |
| title_fullStr | Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements |
| title_short | Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: a perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements |
| title_sort | revisiting food sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs a perspective review from vitamin classification metabolic functions absorption utilization to balancing nutritional requirements |
| topic | Vitamin absorption Vitamin transport Micronutrient Physiological function Animal-based Plant-based |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/11940.pdf |
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