Responsible research indicates that Vitamin C fights cancer, boosts immunmity against colds and other infections, combats cardiovascular disease, and promotes healing. A precursor to Vitamin A, Beta Carotene has been directly associated with reduced risk for several types of cancers, including cancer of the breast, larynx, prostate and lungs, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers have found that Beta Carotene also appears to fight skin disorders as well as some infections. Folic Acid is critical to celular division because it is necessary in DNA synthesis. Without folic acid, cells do not divide properly.
Folic acid is critical to the development of the nervous system of the fetus.
Deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy has been linked to several birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida. Folic acid deficiency is also linked to depression, atherosclerosis and osteoporosis. Pantothenic acid makes possible the biosynthesis of fatty acids, phospholipids, cholesterol, and steroid hormones. A deficiency may cause adrenal cortex insufficiency or even necrosis. Pantothenic acid, through CoA, fuels the metabolism of porphyrin and therefore controls the formation of hemoglobin.