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jilianpiloj

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What are the vitamins and minerals that impact heart health, and what is the role of each?

Question 2

Between 2010 and 2011, nationwide food prices rose by nearly what percentage?
 a. 3
  b. 7
  c. 11
  d. 15


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Potassium, calcium, and magnesium (help lower blood pressure); vitamin E (serves as an antioxidant and lowers circulating concentration of C-reactive protein); vitamin C, -carotene, zinc, and selenium (antioxidants); and the B vitamins: folate, B6 , and B12 (deficiency in these B vitamins increases homocysteine levels in the blood, which have been strongly associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease).

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