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Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamin and mineral tips
and facts are everywhere, but can you remember them after you've
thrown the magazine away and turned off the TV? It seems so
logical and common sense.
You get them from foods and supplements, and they do you good
- so that's OK. At least, vitamin C and zinc are good for colds,
aren't they?
| The Vitamin
& Mineral Guide describes: |
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What they are |
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Where they come from |
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Why you need them |
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What processing does
to vitamins in food |
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The meaning
of RDA etc. |
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Deficiency
-the symptoms |
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Types of
supplements |
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The ones
to choose, and the kinds to avoid |
| For each
vitamin and mineral, you'll find: |
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Food sources |
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How it helps your health |
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Supplement actions |
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The ones
to choose, and the kinds to avoid |
| It reveals: |
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If liver has any vitamin
A in it |
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The problems of zinc
deficiency |
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When taking vitamin B6
can cause vivid dreams |
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Which symptoms
mean you've too little vitamin E |
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Why vegetarians
get more potassium from their food |
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What manganese
and molybdenum really do |
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Which foods,
other than milk, have calcium |
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Why you
need folic acid |
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Converting
salt content to sodium |
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What has
boron to do with bones, and much, much more! |
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