Micronutrients

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  1. 2. Help our bodies absorb calcium and phosphorus from foods as well as to help them build and keep strong bones and teeth.
  2. 4. A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy and work the way it should.
  3. 5. A group of vitamins that help your body's metabolism function better.
  4. 8. Vits A collection of 8 water-soluble vitamins essential for various metabolic processes.
  5. 9. A mineral your body needs to build and maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions.
  6. 10. A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods.
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  1. 1. The body is made up of 50 to 75% water.
  2. 2. Plays a role in controlling infections and healing wounds, and is a powerful antioxidant that can neutralize harmful free radicals.
  3. 3. A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.
  4. 4. A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.
  5. 6. An essential nutrient involved in the maintenance of normal cellular homeostasis.
  6. 7. The natural form of vitamin B9, water-soluble and naturally found in many foods.
  7. 11. An important mineral the body needs to make Haemoglobin.