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VITAMINS HELP KEEP YOUR BONES, TEETH AND SKIN HEALTHY

THEYRE ALSO NEEDED FOR MANY OF THE BODYS CHEMICAL REACTIONS

(with a healthy balanced diet you dont need vitamin supplements)

vitamin a- needed for your growth and vision, and can be found in vegetables,eggs and liver.

vitamin d- needed for strong bones, so you dint get bone softening diseases like osteoporosis. vitamin d can be made by the skin in sunshine but its also found in milk,fish,liver and eggs.

vitamin c- good for your skin and the stuff that holds your body tissues together, without it, your body tissues cant form properly and you get a nasty disease called Scurvy. Vitamin C is found in fruit and veg- especially citrus fruits.

THESE ARE NEEDED FOR HEALTHY BONES AND TEETH AND TO BUILD OTHER TISSUES.

MINERALS HELP IN VARIOUS CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY.

CALCIUM IS NEEDED FOR STRONG BONES AND TEETH AND ALSO FOR MUSCLE CONCERNTRATION. THERES LOTS IN GREEN VEGETABLES,MILK,CHEESE AND SOME FISH.

IRON IS NEEDED FOR MAKING RED BLOOD CELLS. WITHOUT IT IN YOUR BLOOD CANT CARRY MUCH OXYGEN. THERES TONS IN LIVER,BEANS AND GREEN VEGETABLES.

WATERS NEEDED IN LOADS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY. ITS ALSO LOST IN YOUR BREATH,SWEAT,URINE AND FAECES.

IF YOU DONT DRINK ENOUGH TO REPLACE WHAT YOUR BODY USES OR LOSES YOU'LL BECOME DEHYDRATED AND YOU WONT PERFORM AS WELL.

IF YOU DRINK MORE THAN YOU NEED YOUR KIDNEYS WILL PRODUCE MORE URINE TO GET RID OF EXCESS.

YOU NEED FIBRE TO KEEP Y.OUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORKING PROPERLY.

THERES LOTS OF FIBRE IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO EAT LOADS OF THEM.

MOST ATHLETES PLAN THEIR DIETS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE-RUNNERS WILL EAT PLENTY OF CARBOHYDRATES BEFORE AN EVENT, WHILE WEIGHT LIFTERS EAT LOTS OF PROTEIN TO BUILD UP THEIR MUSCLES.

WHEN YOU EAT IS IMPORTANT- YOU SHOULD EAT LOTS OF CARBOHYDRATES BEFORE EXCERCISE BUT DONT EAT ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE,DURING OR AFTER EXCERCISE.

THANKS TO BLOOD SHUNTING YOU DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF BLOOD SUPPLY WHEN YOU EXCERSISE. ANY FOOD IN YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WONT BE ABLE TO BE DIGESTED PROPERLY, SO YOUR MORE LIKELY TO FEEL SICK.