| You can exercise for as much as you can
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| | supplemented fortified foods. It helps
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| but if you do not have a balanced diet,
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| | produce and maintain the new cells in the
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| it would be all for nothing. In order for
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| | body. It is responsible for the cell
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| one to become a healthy individual, he
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| | division and growth like that of the
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| must have the right intake of food on a
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| | infancy and pregnancy stages. Folate is
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| daily basis. It is important that he
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| | required to produce DNA and RNA which are
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| knows what the important vitamins and
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| | the cell's building blocks.
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| minerals are. There's also an advantage
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| | Folate can be found in breakfast cereals,
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| if he knows what specific nutrients can
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| | beef liver, cowpeas, spinach, asparagus,
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| be found in a particular food.
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| | rice, spinach, green peas, broccoli,
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| 1. Calcium
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| | avocado, peanuts, lettuce, wheat germ,
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| Calcium is the most abundant nutrient in
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| | tomato juice, orange juice, turnip,
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| the body. It has important functions. A
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| | bread, eggs, cantaloupe, papaya and
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| majority of it is stored in the teeth and
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| | banana.
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| the bones. That alone shows that calcium
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| | 4. Iron
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| supports the structure of the human body.
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| | Iron is one essential to human beings
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| Some can be found in the muscle, blood
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| | because it integrates the enzymes and
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| and the fluid in between the cells.
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| | protein which maintain good health. This
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| Calcium is needed for the muscles and
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| | also transports the oxygen to the parts
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| blood vessels to contract and expands. It
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| | of the human body. If there is a
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| also helps in secreting the enzymes and
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| | deficiency in the oxygen storage to the
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| hormones by sending the messages all over
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| | cells, this could result to poor
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| the nervous system. There must be a
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| | functioning, fatigue and decreased
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| constant level of calcium in the tissues
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| | immunity. Too much iron can lead to
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| and the body fluid in order for the
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| | toxicity and death.
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| person to function effectively.
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| | Iron can be found in chicken, oysters,
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| Calcium can be found in yogurt, sardines,
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| | beef, clams, turkey, halibut, crab, pork,
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| cheese, milk, tofu, orange juice, salmon,
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| | tuna and shrimp.
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| pudding, spinach and turnip.
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| | 5. Vitamin A
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| 2. Chromium
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| | Vitamin A play important role in bone
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| Chromium is a mineral that enhances the
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| | growth, vision, cell division and
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| insulin action in the body. It is a
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| | reproduction. It helps in regulating the
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| hormone that is critical to the storage
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| | immune system which fights off and
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| and metabolism of fat, carbohydrates and
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| | prevents infection by destroying the
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| protein. It is an active ingredient in
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| | harmful virus and bacteria. It also helps
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| the glucose and is directly involved with
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| | the mucous membranes and the skin to
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| the metabolism process of fat,
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| | function as a barrier.
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| carbohydrates and protein.
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| | Vitamin A can be found in liver, milk,
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| Chromium can be found in broccoli, grape
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| | cheese, carrots, spinach, kale, vegetable
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| juice, muffins, potatoes, garlic, basil,
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| | soup, cantaloupe, apricots, papaya,
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| beef cubes, orange juice, turkey breast,
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| | mango, oatmeal, peas, tomato juice,
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| wheat bread, red wine, apple, banana and
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| | peaches, pepper.
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| green peas.
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| | 6. Vitamin B12 helps in maintaining the
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| 3. Folate
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| | red blood cells and nerve cells. It is
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| Folate is water-soluble Vitamin B and is
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| | also needed to produce DNA because it
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| the synthetic form found in added and
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| | contains metal cobalt.
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