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| Not a carbohydrate,fat, protein, or mineral |
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Not manufactured by the body
A necessary dietary substance |
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| Derived from beta carotene |
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Liver
Butter
Milk and cheese
Egg yolk
Yellow,orange, and some green vegetables
(Yellow and orange colors due to in large part to carotene content) |
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Primary source:
Sunlight's irradiation of body cholesterol |
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Secondary source:
Fish oils
Fortified dairy products |
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| Chemically functions most clearly as an antioxidant |
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| The most important lipid soluble antioxidant in the cell |
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| Reduces harmful free radicals to harmless metabolites |
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Chloroplasts of most plant species |
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| Synthesized by many intestinal bacteria |
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