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Las vitaminas son un grupo de sustancias que son esenciales para el funcionamiento celular, el crecimiento y el desarrollo normales.
Existen 13 vitaminas esenciales, lo cual significa que son necesarias para que el cuerpo funcione y son las siguientes:
Las vitaminas se agrupan en dos categor铆as:
Cada una de las vitaminas que aparecen a continuaci贸n tiene un trabajo importante en el cuerpo. Una deficiencia vitam铆nica ocurre cuando no se obtiene suficiente cantidad de cierta vitamina y puede causar problemas de salud.
El hecho de no consumir suficiente cantidad de frutas, verduras, legumbres, lentejas, granos integrales y productos l谩cteos enriquecidos puede incrementar su riesgo de problemas de salud, incluyendo cardiopat铆a, c谩ncer y salud 贸sea deficiente (osteoporosis).
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Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes: Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron Manganese, Molybdenium, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2001.
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