Vitamins - Balancing Act: Achieving the Vitamins and Minerals You Need Each Day

Balancing Act: Achieving the Vitamins and Minerals You Need Each Day
KRON4 - Johnson, K.A., Bernard, M.A., Funderburg, K. Vitamin nutrition in older adults. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2002 Nov.;18(4):773-99. 4. Same as #2, above. 5. Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes: Vitamins http://www.iom.edu/file.asp

Evidence-Based Choices for Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality in
Medscape News - Accessed November 26, 2006. Kalantar-Zadeh K. Vitamin D and survival in ESRD. Morbidity and mortality in CKD: evidence-based choices in the therapy of SHPT. Program and abstracts of the American Society of Nephrology Renal Week 2006; November 13-19

Osteoporosis: milk or supplements?
Health 24 - Adequate bone health and strength is dependent on a variety of dietary factors such as protein, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin K, vitamin D and fluoride intake. Milk and dairy products supply protein of good quality, magnesium, calcium and vitamin

Vitamin B1
Health 24 - Just over 100 years ago, before the discovery of vitamins, scientists knew that certain foods could be used in the treatment of certain conditions. But they didn't know why. Scientists believed that diseases like scurvy and beriberi were caused by

Definition of Alagille Syndrome
HealthScout - Problems with fat digestion and absorption may lead to deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins - A, D, E and K. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness and red eyes. Vitamin D deficiency causes softening and fractures of the bones and teeth (rickets