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Article: Vitamin toxicity.
- Article from:
- The Star (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2006
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By Ruba Shawwa Vitamins are organic molecules in food that are needed in small amounts for growth, reproduction and maintenance of good health. Basically, a diversified balanced diet that incorporates all essential food groups (carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, meat and milk groups) supplies the daily requirements of all important vitamins and minerals packed with other natural substances that make the benefit even more. Unfortunately, nowadays and with the changes that have been occurring in people's lifestyles and the long working hours, people's dietary habits have been altered and their food consumption has been affected negatively in terms of quantity and quality. ...