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Facts About Vitamins And Minerals
Alpha-tocopherol; Gamma-tocopherol
Food Sources
The best way to get the daily requirement of vitamin E is by eating food sources. Vitamin E is found in the following foods:
- Vegetable oils (such as wheat germ, sunflower, safflower, corn, and soybean oils)
- Nuts (such as almonds, peanuts, and hazelnuts/filberts)
- Seeds (such as sunflower seeds)
- Green leafy vegetables (such as spinach and broccoli)
- Fortified breakfast cereals, fruit juices, margarine, and spreads. Fortified means that...
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Vitamin D
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cholecalciferol; Vitamin D3; Ergocalciferol; Vitamin D2 Food Sources The body makes vitamin D when the skin is directly exposed to the... Read more »
Mineral spirits
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Mineral oil overdose
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Vitamins
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Vitamin A
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