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The body needs calcium to maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions. |
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Helps the body convert food into fuel which is used to produce energy. Also helps the body use fats and protein.
Fat soluble. |
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Fluoride can protect teeth from demineralization that is caused by acid. Fluoride is useful in preventing cavities and making teeth stronger. |
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Is used to make red blood cells, and they partner with othervitamins to catalyze your cell metabolism and the production proteins.
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The body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones. These hormones control the body's metabolism and many other important functions. |
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The body needs iron to make the oxygen-carrying proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin. |
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Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps to maintain normal nerve and muscle function, supports a healthy immune system, keeps the heart beat steady, and helps bones remain strong. |
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Helps the body make various sex and stress-related hormones in the adrenal glands and other parts of the body. Niacin helps improve circulation.
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The main function of phosphorus is in the formation of bones and teeth. It also plays an important role in how the body uses carbohydrates and fats. it is also needed for the body to make protein for the growth, maintenance , and repair of cells and tissues. Also helps the body make ATP. |
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Riboflavin works with the other B vitamins. it is important for body growth and red blood cell production and helps in releasing energy from carbohydrate. Promotes good vision and healthy skin.
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Promotes normal appetite and is important in maintaining proper nervous system function.
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Helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, and mucus membranes. Promotes good vision.
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You need vitamin C for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It helps the body make collagen an important protein used to make skin, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Also is needed for healing wounds, and for repairing and maintaining bones and teeth.
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Vitamin D is important for good overall health and strong healthy bones. It;s also an important factor n making sure your muscles, heart, lungs, and brain work well and that your body can fight infections.
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Is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage caused by substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and organs.
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Our body need vitamin K to use calcium to build bone. People who have higher levels of vitamin K have greater bone density, while low levels of vitamin K have been found in those with osteoporosis.
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Fat Soluble |
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Zinc is needed for the body's defensive (immune) system to properly work. It plays a role in cell growth, wound healing, and the breakdown of carbohydrate. Zinc is also needed for the sense of smell and taste. |
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