A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine and can affects any part of the urinary tract. Discuss topics including prevention, causes, symptoms and treatments such as when you may need to get antibiotics.
Fortification. A fortified food simply has vitamins, minerals or other nutrients not normally present in the food added to it during processing. For example, milk does not naturally contain vitamin D, but is often fortified with it because vitamin D enhances calcium absorption.Enriching food differs from fortifying.he vitamins eligible for fortification are A, C, D, E, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B-6, B-12, biotin, pantothenic acid and folate. Other eligible nutrients and minerals are protein, calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iodine, copper and potassium.
Vitamin supplements to prevent diseases. Vitamin supplements are used to prevent deficiencies and also to prevent diseases. Certain vitamin supplements (such as folic acid, vitamin B6, and B12) have been used to lower blood levels of homocysteine, which may help prevent heart attacks. Folic acid fortification in cereals and vitamin supplements has been found to decrease the risk of birth defects in the developing fetus in pregnant women.