Vitamins and minerals are essential substances that our bodies need to develop and function normally.
Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential in small amount for normal psychological functioning of the body. They are required for growth, development and maintenance of health, and cannot be synthesized in sufficient qualities by the body, so they must be obtained through diet and supplements. There are 13 recognized vitamins including vitamins A,C, D, E, K and the B vitamins which includes thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamins B6, vitamins B12 and folate/folic acid. Each vitamin plays a unique role in the body and deficiencies or excesses of certain vitamins can leads to health problems.
MINERALS
Minerals are known as inorganic substances that are essential to human health and are required in small quantities for various psychological functions, such as building strong bones, transmitting nerve in pulses and maintaining healthy blood pressure.
Example of minerals include : calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, sulfur, cobalt, copper, fluoride, manganese, and selenium.
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