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Why we need Sodium |
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Sodium is a key element in regulation of body water and of acid-base balance in the body
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Why we need Zinc |
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Zinc is a constituent of the hormone insulin. Activates various enzymes. Aids in growth, wound healing and prevention of anemia, taste acuity.
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Why we need Magnesium |
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Magnesium activates various enzymes. Aids in energy production and utilization, contraction of nerves and muscles, and building tissue.
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Why we need Calcium |
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Calcium builds bones and teeth. Helps blood to clot. Helps nerves, muscles, and heart to function properly.
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Why we need Iron |
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Iron combines with protein to make hemoglobin, the red substance of blood which carries, oxygen from the lungs to muscles, brain, and other parts of the body. Helps cells us oxygen. Prevents anemia.
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Why we need Vitamin E |
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Vitamin E helps other vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids perform their special functions in the body. Helps protect red blood cells from oxidation.
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Why we need Vitamin D |
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Vitamin D promotes growth and lays down minerals for bones and teeth.
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Why we need Vitamin A |
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Vitamin A helps keep eyes healthy and able to adjust to dim light. keeps skin healthy. Helps keep lining of mouth, nose, throat, and digestive tract healthy and resistant to infection. Promotes growth.
Vitamin A helps keep eyes healthy and able to adjust to dim light. Keeps sin healthy. Helps keep lining of mouth, nose, throat, and digestive tract healthy and resistant to infection. Promotes growth.
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Why we need Vitamin B12 |
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Vitamin B12 helps with normal functioning of all body cells. Necessary for formation of red blood cells.
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Why we need Niacin B3 |
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Niacin B3 helps the cells of the body us oxygen to produce energy. Maintains health of skin, tongue,digestive tract, and nervous system.
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Why we need Riboflavin B2 |
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Riboflavin B2 helps cells use oxygen to release energy form food. Helps keep eyes healthy.
Helps keep skin around mouth and nose healthy.
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Why we need Thiamine B1 |
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Thiamine B1 helps body cells obtain energy form food. Helps keep nerves in healthy condition. Promotes good appetite and digestion.
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Why we need Vitamin C |
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Vitamin c helps hold body cells together and strengthens walls of blood cells.
Helps in wound healing. Helps body to build bones and teeth. Helps in absorption and use of iron.
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Recommended Daily Allowances for Diet |
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How much should we eat? What are the Recommended Daily Allowances for us? Are there any standards?
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What exactly is one cupful of any food item |
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What is a cupful of anything? I am sure this question often comes to all the people who start working in the feild of cooking. Here is an approximate quantities what a cupful may mean.
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