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Benjamin DaviesOP​·​#4179​·​
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Here I will build a list of essential vitamins and minerals, and their sources. It is my amended version of the list featured in How to Heal Your Metabolism by Kate Deering. Sources described are for the diet I have designed for myself, and are not exhaustive.

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Benjamin DaviesOP​·​#4164​·​

Vitamin B
Consists of eight water-soluble vitamins described below (these cannot be stored in the body)

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Benjamin DaviesOP​·​#4182​·​
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B7: Biotin
Functions:
- Needed for cell growth
- Needed for metabolism of fats and amino acids
- Takes part in the transfer of CO2
Sources: eggs, beef liver, beef kidney

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Benjamin DaviesOP​·​#4210​·​

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