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Adequate Vitamin C lowers risk of:
Cataracts
Adequate Vitamin D lowers risk of:
Colon Cancer
Adequate Vitamin E lowers risk of:
Complications with diabetes
Adequate Vitamin K lowers risk of:
Osteoporosis
Adequate Calcium lowers risk of:
High Blood Pressure
Adequate Magnesium lowers risk of:
Muscle Wasting in older adults
Adequate Chromium lowers risk of:
Type 2 Diabetes in older adults
Adequate Selenium lowers risk of:
Certain types of cancer
What are the major minerals? (7)
Sodium
Sulfur
Potassium
Phosphorus
Calcium
Chloride
Magnesium
What are the trace minerals? (8)
Chromium
Copper
Iron
Iodine
Manganese
Zinc
Fluoride
Selenium
What do micronutrients assist in?
Energy metabolism
Formation and maintenance of healthy cells and tissues
What substance decreases zinc and iron absorption and where is it found?
oxalic acid, found in tea and spinach