New Delhi: Women need many additional nutrients and vitamins as compared to men to stay healthy. Often you must have seen that the women in the family being careless about their diet. It has long been observed that women do not pay attention to their meals like not eating at regular times, eating the leftovers. Such negligence leads to a range of health problems in women.


Such eating habits and lifestyle result in premature ageing in women. Right from monthly perionds, pregnancy and childbirth to menopause, women undergo hormonal changes several times in their lives. And that is why women can suffer from many other diseases as compared to men. In such a situation you need to take greater care of your health.


Today we are giving you a full insight into the vitamins that are essential for women and which diseases that affect women's health. 




Vitamin A Different changes take place in a woman's body due to menopause between the age of 40 to 45. Because of which a woman's body undergoes many changes These changes are reflected on the skin as well as internally. So vitamin A is very important for the body. You can have carrots, papaya, pumpkin seeds, spinach to make up for deficiency of vitamin A.


Vitamin B9- Women need several vitamins during pregnancy. During such a time vitamin B9 is very important for the body. Deficiency of vitamins can causes birth defects in many children. For getting vitamin B9 which is folic acid, women can include foods like beans, grain, yeast in their diet.  




Vitamin D Women need calcium as well as vitamin D to strengthen their bones. As they age, women often complain of problems like joint pain. In that case you need vitamin D along with calcium for it to get properly absorbed by the body. For vitamin D you can consume foods like mushrooms, milk, cottage cheese, soy products, butter, oatmeal, fatty fish, eggs. 




Vitamin E- Women want to stay healthy as well as look beautiful. In this case you should include a substantial amount of vitamin E in the diet. Vitamin E nourishes the skin, hair and nails and makes them beautiful. It is essential for women to consume food products rich in vitamin E so as to maintain their beauty. Vitamin E does keeps away wrinkles, blemishes. It makes the skin soft and supple and makes you look younger. For that you can consume foods like almonds, peanut, butter, spinach. 


Vitamin K- Vitamin K is also quite beneficial for women's health. This helps in controlling blood loss in periods as well as during child birth. For this you can include soybean oil, green vegetables in the diet. 


Diseases common in women 


Cancer- Women are at a much higher risk of cancer. Particularly the risk of breast and cervical cancer is the highest in women. If you look at the figures, about 5,00,000 women die of breast and cervical cancer every year. If these cancers are detected in time, treatment is possible, but sometimes due to delay it leads to serious problems. 




Reproductive disorders Women go through many reproductive disorders that are not found in men. Women suffer quite often from UTI and bacterial infections. However, it does not have much affect on pregnancy.  


Mental Health- According to the WHO report, women suffer from many more mental issues like depression, anxiety than men Sometimes it has a long-term impact on women's mental health. Due to which it becomes necessary for women to pay a lot more attention to their mental health. 




Diabetes and Obesity- Hormonal changes in women can cause heart problems, obesity, diabetes, blood pressure etc. and that too at an earlier time than in men For this reason women should focus on their diet and physical health so they can have an improved lifestyle. 


Labour related diseases- Women start experiencing a variety of problems during pregnancy. Even though pregnancy is the best phase for a woman, they start suffering from problems like asthma, diabetes or depression during this time. This can harm both the mother and the child. There is a risk of anemia during pregnancy. It can also harm the child.


Disclaimer: ABP News does not confirm the methods and any claims mentioned in this article. These should be considered as suggestions only. Kindly consult a doctor before following any of the above-mentioned treatments/medications/diets.