NATS 1560 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Folate Deficiency, Nutritional Yeast, Staple Food
23 Jan 2018
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Micronutrients are nutrients that are needed by the body, essential nutrients that are needed in much smaller quantities than the macronutrients. Here we are talking about quantities that are measured in milligrams or even in micrograms, that is thousands of grams or even millionth parts of grams, so these are tiny amounts. And if this diet is efficiently varied in the kinds which provides fresh fruits and vegetables, then automatically we will be eating adequate amounts of micronutrients, so we don"t need to worry about micronutrient deficiencies. Some people has particular conditions that require vitamin supplements. People that have the opportunity to choose healthy foods and adequate amounts, then you don"t need the supplements for the most part. There is one exception which is vitamin d, most of the medical authorities insist that survey show that most of the population even in rich countries today, have the tendency to suffer from vitamin.
