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Retinol
Retinol, the animal form of
vitamin A, is a yellow
fat-soluble, antioxidant
vitamin important in vision
and bone growth. It belongs
to the family of chemical
compounds known as
retinoids. Retinol is
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B vitamins
Vitamin B is a complex of
several vitamins. The name
arises because it was once
considered a single vitamin,
much like Vitamin C or
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Micronutrient
Micronutrients are essential
elements needed by life in
small quantities. They
include microminerals and
Vitamins.
Microminerals or trace
elements include at least
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Essential nutrient
An essential nutrient is a
nutrient required for normal
body functioning that can
not be synthesized by the
body. Categories of
essential nutrient include
vitamins, dietary minerals,
essential fatty acids and
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Tocopherol
Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin in eight forms that is an important antioxidant. Vitamin E is often used in skin creams and lotions because it is believed to play a role in ... > more -
Ketone bodies
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Pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia refers to a type of autoimmune anemia. Antibodies are directed against intrinsic factor or parietal cells which produce intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is required for vitamin ... > more -
Beta-lactam antibiotic
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Unsaturated fat
An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if ... > more -
Nutrition and pregnancy
Nutrition and pregnancy refers to the nutrient intake, and dietary planning that is undertook before, during and after pregnancy. Not only have physical disorders been linked with ill-nutrition ... > more
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