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C(ascorbic acid)
60 mg needed per day
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| protects against infection, helps form connective issue, helps heal wounds, helps elasticity and strengthens blood vessels, promotes health in teeth and gums |
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B1(thiamine)
1.5 mg per day
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| converts glucose into energy or fat, contributes to good appetite |
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B2(riboflavin)
1.8 mg per day
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| essential in producing energy from carbohydrates, fat, and protein; helps keep skin healthy |
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| important for maintenance for tissues, helps energy production; needed by body to utilize carbohydrates, to synthesize body fat, and for cell respiration |
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| essential for amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism, it helps turn tryptophan(amino acid) into serotonin(a messenger to the brain) and niacin |
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Folic acid
200 mcg per day
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| necessary for production of genetic material and normal red blood cells, reduces risks of birth defects |
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| necessary for production of red blood cells and normal growth |
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| helps maintain skin tissue, strengthens tooth enamel, promotes use of calcium phosphorous in bone formation,promotes cell growth, helps eyes stay moist and adjust to darkness, may aid in protection to cancer |
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| promotes absorption and use of calcium and phosphorous,essential to normal bone and tooth development |
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| may help in oxygen transport, may slow the affects of aging, may protect against the destruction of red blood cells |
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| essential for blood clotting, assists in regulating in blood calcium levels |
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| build material of bones and teeth(skeleton contains about 99% of body calcium), regulations of the body functions(heart muscle contractions, blood clotting) |
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Phosphorous
1250 mg per day
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| combines with calcium to give rigidity to bones and teeth, essential in cell metabolism, helps maintain acid-based balance in blood |
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| enzyme activator related to carbohydrate metabolism, aids in bone growth and muscle contraction |
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| part of the red blood cells' oxygen and carbon dioxide transport system, important for use of energy in cells and for resistance to infection |
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