Mouth-watering descriptions of food, people and local color permeate a warm, witty account of some sixteen tales--each of which ends with a local recipe and wine tips.
Among best-known nutrients for ensuring good health, vitamins are important chemicals with an active role in all bodily processes. Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K are the best known. They are eaten as food or as supplements or multivitamins.
Vitamins are a group of substances that are essential for normal cell function, growth, and development. There are 13 essential vitamins, meaning they are needed for the body to function. Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy teeth, bones, soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin. 2  Vitamin B6 is also called pyridoxine. 3  Vitamin B6 helps form red blood cells and maintain brain function. 4  This vitamin also plays an important role in the proteins that are part of many chemical reactions in the body.