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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.