Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

hemoglobin function. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Vitamin B 6 appears ...

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vitamin B 12 depending on which bacteria were used to ferment these products. Nutritional yeast also may or may not contain vita ...

pregnant women: RDA 2.6 mcg; breastfeeding women: RDA 2.8 mcg Sources of vitamin B 12 Vitamin B 12 is found in food that comes ...

Interactions Many drugs used to treatgastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) such as omeprazole (Prilosec), lanso- prazole (Prevac ...

cancer, heart disease, the common cold, cataracts, and many other diseases. High dose vitamin C may be used to treat or pre- ven ...

taken daily without risking negative side effects. The DRIs are calculated for children, adult men, adult women, pregnant women, ...

Vitamin C is the most commonly taken dietary supplement taken by Americans. As a single-ingre- dient supplement, it is available ...

of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, colon, and lung. It is not clear that the benefit of this diet is due to vitamin C. Study resu ...

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impulses, and help blood to clot. Vitamin D helps the body get the calcium it needs by increasing the amount of calcium absorbed ...

hypophosphatemia. Both of these are characterized by abnormally low levels of phosphate in the blood. Normal vitamin D requireme ...

people living in northern latitudes who cover almost all their body for much of the year due to climate or religious requiremen ...

Harvard School of Public Health. ‘‘Vitamins.’’ Harvard University, November 10, 2006.http://www.hsph. harvard.edu/nutritionsourc ...

nutrient needed to meet the health needs of 97–98% of the population. The Adequate Intake (AI) is an esti- mate set when there i ...

of vitamin E deficiency often take years to develop in adults; the results are seen much sooner in children. Almost all healthy ...

antioxidant properties of vitamin E are effective in preventing cataracts. Five studies found a protective effect, while five ot ...

Harvard School of Public Health. ‘‘Vitamins.’’ Harvard University, November 10, 2006.http://www.hsph. harvard.edu/nutritionsourc ...

mcg). No UL levels have been set for vitamin K. Large amounts of vitamin K 1 do not appear to cause blood clotting or other side ...

Vitamin K deficiency Vitamin K deficiency is extremely rare in healthy people. It can, however, occur in individuals who have di ...