Vitamin‌‌and‌‌Mineral‌‌Research‌ 

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Background:‌  ‌
There‌‌are‌‌6‌‌major‌‌nutrient‌‌groups‌‌that‌‌are‌‌needed‌‌for‌‌the‌‌body‌‌to‌‌function‌‌properly.‌‌We‌‌often‌‌
 
focus‌‌on‌‌obtaining‌‌enough‌‌from‌‌the‌‌macronutrient‌‌groups:‌‌carbohydrates,‌‌proteins,‌‌fats,‌‌and‌‌  
water.‌‌However,‌‌micronutrients‌‌(vitamins‌‌and‌‌minerals)‌‌are‌‌also‌‌essential‌‌for‌‌our‌‌survival,‌‌even‌‌  
though‌‌we‌‌do‌‌need‌‌them‌‌in‌‌smaller‌‌quantities.‌  ‌
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 ‌ Vitamin‌  ‌ Mineral‌  ‌

Name‌  ‌ ‌Vitamin‌‌E ‌ ‌ Zinc‌  ‌

Function‌  ‌ Vitamin‌‌E‌‌is‌‌an‌‌antioxidant‌‌  Some‌‌things‌‌zinc‌‌does‌‌are:‌‌ 

and‌‌protects‌‌cells‌‌from‌‌  divide‌c‌ ells,‌‌grow‌‌cells,‌‌ 
damage.‌  ‌ healing‌w ‌ ounds,‌‌and‌‌break‌‌ 
down‌‌carbohydrates.‌‌   ‌

Deficiency‌‌issues‌  ‌ Issues‌‌caused‌‌by‌‌a‌‌vitamin‌‌  As‌‌a‌‌result‌‌of‌‌a‌‌zinc‌‌ 

E‌‌deficiency‌‌include‌n ‌ erve‌‌  deficiency,‌‌you‌‌get‌l‌oss‌‌of‌‌ 
and‌‌muscle‌‌damage,‌‌loss‌‌  appetite,‌‌impaired‌‌ 
of‌‌body‌‌movement‌‌control,‌‌  immune‌‌function,‌‌hair‌‌ 
muscle‌‌weakness,‌‌and‌‌  loss,‌‌diarrhea,‌‌and‌‌eye‌‌and‌‌ 
vision‌‌problems.‌  ‌ skin‌‌lesions.‌  ‌

Surplus‌‌issues‌  ‌ Some‌‌signs‌‌when‌‌you‌‌have‌‌  Some‌‌issues‌‌you‌‌will‌‌ 

a‌‌surplus‌‌of‌‌vitamin‌‌E ‌‌ obtain‌‌when‌‌you‌‌have‌‌a ‌‌
include‌‌increased‌‌risk‌‌of‌‌  surplus‌‌of‌‌zinc‌‌include‌‌ 
stroke,‌‌blurry‌‌vision,‌  ‌ nausea,‌‌vomiting,‌‌loss‌‌of‌‌ 
bone‌‌pain,‌‌dizziness,‌‌  appetite,‌‌stomach‌‌cramps,‌‌ 
nausea,‌‌and‌‌vomiting.‌  ‌ diarrhea,‌‌headache,‌‌and‌‌ 
sometimes‌‌low‌‌copper‌‌ 
levels,‌‌lower‌‌immunity,‌‌ 
and‌‌low‌‌levels‌‌of‌‌HDL‌‌ 
cholesterol.‌  ‌
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