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Health Encyclopedia: Vitamins Introduction
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Introduction
Vitamins do not share a common chemistry, but they do share certain characteristics. They are all organic nutrients that are necessary in small amounts for normal metabolism and good health. Your diet or supplements provide most vitamins. The body can manufacture only three vitamins (D, K, and the B vitamin biotin) from nondietary sources. Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins are not sources of energy. Instead, vitamins are chemical partners for the enzymes involved in ...
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Health Guide
Osteoarthritis: Lifestyle Changes
...people. Click the icon to see an image of osteoporosis.Many experts now recommend 1,000 mg of calcium a day for most adults and 1,200 to 1,500 mg for adolescents. Pregnant women, postmenopausal... Read more »Osteoporosis: Lifestyle Changes
...of osteoporosis. Although mild exercise does not protect bones, moderate exercise (more than three days a week for more than a total of 90 minutes a week) reduces the risk for osteoporosis and... Read more »Questions about Diabetes and Nutrition
...Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 recommend that added sugars provide no more than 300 calories per day. As I said, there is not a direct cause and effect relationship between consuming sugar... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...fat and saturated fat in the diet should not exceed 10 percent of the total calories consumed each day.Saturated Fats. Saturated fats are found predominantly in animal products, including meat and... Read more »Menopause: Lifestyle Changes
...calcium-enriched orange juice. The standard recommended dose for older people is between 1000 and 1500 mg per day, depending on risk factors. Even doses of 1000 mg may help preserve bone in many... Read more »Images
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