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Royston, Angela.

Vitamins and minerals for a healthy body - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. - Body needs . - Body needs. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Fueling the body machine -- Vitamins and minerals -- What are vitamins? -- What are minerals? -- Digesting vitamins and minerals -- Absorbing vitamins and minerals -- How the body uses vitamins -- Using B vitamins and vitamin C -- Using Vitamins D, E and K -- How the body uses minerals -- Minerals in body fluids -- Minerals in enzymes -- Too much of a good thing -- Too much salt and other minerals -- Deficiency diseases -- Vitamin deficiencies -- Mineral deficiencies -- Healthy eating -- Special requirements -- Recommended daily amounts.

SJ 04/04, MC 11/03, HG 10/03

Discusses what vitamins and minerals are, how they are digested, absorbed, and used by the body, and the role of these substances in a healthy diet.

0812 Brodart

ISBN: 1403407584

LCCN: 2002012645

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Vitamins in human nutrition--Juvenile literature.
Minerals in the body--Juvenile literature.
Vitamins.
Minerals in nutrition.
Nutrition.

LC Class. No.: QP771 / .R696 2003

Dewey Class. No.: YP 612.399