Vitamins and Minerals and their Roles in the Body

Vitamins and Minerals provide many different benefits to the human body. Below is a table that highlights some Vitamins and Minerals, and their roles in the body. These are not the only effects that these substances have on the body, but it does provide some insight as to what Vitamins and Minerals do for your body.* The information in this table is derived from the Office of Dietary Supplements Website.




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IngredientRole in the Body
Vitamin A Promotes Good VisionBone GrowthRegulates Immune SystemCell Division
Vitamin B6 Protein MetabolismRed Blood Cell MetabolismHemoglobin ProductionPrevents Anemia
Vitamin B12Nerve Cell HealthRed Blood Cell HealthHelps Make DNA
Vitamin CRequired for Growth and Repair of TissuesEssential for Healing WoundsDefends Against Free RadicalsMay Help Prevent Cancer
Vitamin D Prevents Osteoporosis Regulates Calcium AbsorptionReduction of InflammationPromotes Bone Growth
Vitamin EProtection Against Free RadicalsDNA RepairMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Folic AcidPrevents AnemiaMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Alzheimer'sMay Prevent Hearing Loss Due to Age
ThiamineConverts Carbohydrates into EnergyEssential to Heart FunctionsEssential to Muscle FunctionEssential to Nervous System
NiacinAids Digestive SystemsPromotes Healthy SkinPromotes Healthy NervesHelps Metabolism
CalciumPromotes Bone GrowthPrevents OsteoporosisEssential for Muscle ContractionEssential for Blood Vessel Contraction/Expansion
BiotinHelps MetabolismEssential to GrowthBreaks Down CarbohydratesBreaks Down Proteins
RiboflavinPromotes Body GrowthHelps Red Blood Cell ProductionHelps Release Energy from Carbohydrates
MagnesiumHelps Maintain Muscle FunctionHelps Maintain Nerve FunctionSupports Immune SystemKeeps Heart Rhythm Steady
ManganeseHelps with MetabolismHelps Bone Growth
ChromiumEnhances Action of InsulinHelps Carbohydrate MetabolismHelps Fat MetabolismHelps Protein Metabolism
CopperHelps Red Blood Cell ProductionKeeps Blood Vessels HealthyPromotes Healthy Immune SystemPromotes Health Nerves
MolybdenumMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Slow Cancer GrowthMay Prevent DiseasesMay Help Kidney Waste Processing
SeleniumDefends Against Free RadicalsMay Help Immune SystemMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
IodineNecessary for MetabolismNecessary for Thyroid FunctionHelps Thyroid Hormone ProductionPrevents a Form of Brain Damage
BoronMay Help Treat/Prevent ArthritisHelps Calcium AbsorptionMay Help Antioxidant EffectivenessHelps Magnesium Absorption
CurcuminDefends Against Free RadicalsMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Cardiovascular DiseaseReduces Inflammation
Green Tea ExtractMay Help Weight-LossDefends Against Free RadicalsMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
L-CarnitineCritical in Energy ProductionDefends Against Free RadicalsMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Ginseng ExtractMay Help Prevents Alzheimer's DiseaseMay Help Prevent CancerMay Help Immune System FunctionDefends Against Free Radicals


*The information provided in this table is intended for educational purposes only. It is not designed to help diagnose, treat or cure and illnesses or diseases.










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