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Vitamins & Minerals Your Body Needs
Summary
The following series of short lectures will cover essential vitamins and minerals (micronutrients) listed below under topics covered. Each lecture will follow a similar structure and will describe the function(s) in the body, food sources, absorption, metabolism, effects of deficiency, consequences of excess, and dietary reference values (recommendations).