Vitamins and minerals
Vitamins and supplements
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Some vitamins and minterals etc | what they do | natural sources
| Name | Where they help | Food sources |
| VITAMINS | ||
| Biotin | ||
| Folic Acid | ||
| Niacin | ||
| Pantothenic Acid | ||
| Riboflavin | ||
| Thiamin | ||
| Vitamin A | ||
| Vitamin B6 | ||
| Vitamin B12 | ||
| Vitamin C | antioxydant, water-soluble | |
| Vitamin D | helps the absorption of calcium | absorbed by exposure to sunlight |
| Vitamin E | antioxydant, fat-soluble | |
| Vitamin K | ||
| MINERALS | ||
| Calcium | healthy bones | milk, cheese, soybeans, tofu |
| Chromium | ||
| Copper | ||
| Fluoride | tea | |
| Iodine | ||
| Iron | ||
| Magnesium | ||
| Manganese | tea | |
| Molybdenum | ||
| Phosphorus | ||
| Potassium | bananas | |
| Selenium | Brazil nuts (esp. those sold in the shell) | |
| Sodium (Chloride) | ||
| Zinc | ||
| OTHER NUTRIENTS | ||
| Lycopene | tomatoes (esp. boiled and tinned) | |
| Coenzyme Q10 | metabolism??? | |
| tea, tea flavonoids | antioxydant | tea (esp. green tea) |
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How vitamins were discovered
The story of vitamins: Linus Pauling
What vitamins are good for
Sugar destroys your vitamins
Links
For more information on nutrients see:
Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center:
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins.html
Vitamins, plants and health living: a site for children and their parents:
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/kids/tour_1/main.html
