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===== Vitamins ===== | ===== Vitamins ===== | ||
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* vitamin B12 – readily available in meat and dairy products so, unless a person is a vegan, he or she is probably not deficient; exceptions include certain malabsorption syndromes and pernicious anemia, conditions where people cannot absorb B-12 | * vitamin B12 – readily available in meat and dairy products so, unless a person is a vegan, he or she is probably not deficient; exceptions include certain malabsorption syndromes and pernicious anemia, conditions where people cannot absorb B-12 | ||
- | * vitamin C – ascorbates promote the transcription of Th1 inflammatory mediators and, therefore, large doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may prove to affect the immune system in a way that is counterproductive; | + | * vitamin C – ascorbates promote the transcription of Th1 inflammatory mediators and, therefore, |
* vitamin E – supplementation has fallen out of favor with healthcare professionals | * vitamin E – supplementation has fallen out of favor with healthcare professionals | ||
* vitamin K – promoted for osteoporosis prevention but deficiency in adults is rare | * vitamin K – promoted for osteoporosis prevention but deficiency in adults is rare |