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Copper
Function: Involved in iron metabolism, connective tissue synthesis and energy production. Helps in many physiological processes such as regulation of gene expression, brain development…
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Zinc
Function: Helps the immune system to fight off viruses and stay healthy. It is used to make DNA and protein. It is involved in…
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Potassium
Potassium Function: Promotes growth, maintains water balance, and helps regulate muscular activity. Deficiency: Rare Toxicity: Rarely occurs, except in kidney failure Recommended Daily intake…
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Calcium
Calcium Function: Builds bone and teeth, needed for muscle contraction/relaxation, blood clotting, and normal heart rhythm. Deficiency: Decreased growth, osteoporosis, and rickets. Toxicity: Kidney…
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Iron
Iron Function: Carrier of oxygen and helps prevent anemia. Deficiency: Anemia, fatigue, sore mouth/tongue, and weight loss. Toxicity: Severe vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain …
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Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)
Vitamin B-9 (Folic Acid) Function: Part of blood cells, necessary for cell division, and important in increasing the number of blood cells. Deficiency: The…
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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine) Function: Needed for protein metabolism, supports energy-producing systems in the body, and affects hormones. Deficiency: The symptoms of Vitamin B-6 deficiency…
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Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Niacin (Vitamin B-3) Function: Needed to produce energy in the body, for healthy skin, nerves, and digestive tract. Deficiency: Niacin deficiency is called Pellagra,…
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Vitamin K
Vitamin K Function: Aids in blood clotting. Deficiency: Vitamin K deficiency is unlikely except in newborn infants who cannot synthesize it. Toxicity: The symptoms…
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E Function: Helps to form normal blood cells and muscle cells. Deficiency: Vitamin E deficiency is associated with diseases where fat absorption is…
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