noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a vitamin tablet
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Are all these vitamin tablets really necessary?
iron/vitamin etc deficiency
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Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency in their diet.
vitamin pills
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
essential
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It contains a carefully balanced range of essential vitamins A to E in the proportions that a growing child needs.
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The essential oils, vitamins , minerals and the rest will be readily available so that an impoverished diet is unlikely.
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We need it for essential vitamins and roughage.
extra
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And another for six to twelve year olds, with extra vitamins plus calcium and iron.
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She says she goes into training beforehand, taking extra vitamins , doing extra aerobics and eating right.
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You could add extra vitamins and minerals but how much should you give?
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The report agrees that certain people like pregnant women or those convalescing may need extra vitamins .
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The extra vitamins too, are useful to invert life.
high
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Star fruit is high in vitamin C, and sweetness varies with the variety.
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In high doses, vitamin A can cause brittle nails, hair loss, headaches and liver damage.
low
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The mortality rate due to acute gastroenteritis was significantly lower in the vitamin A clusters than in the placebo clusters.
■ NOUN
c
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Whether any of these can do whatever vitamin C does for a plant is unsure.
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Men 19 and older need 90 milligrams a day of vitamin C-up from 60 milligrams.
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To add to the confusion, we are not even certain about the biochemical pathway of vitamin C synthesis in plants.
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Star fruit is high in vitamin C , and sweetness varies with the variety.
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Leaves are a rich source of vitamin C and the vitamin is particularly concentrated within chloroplasts, the organelles of photosynthesis.
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Only bell peppers contain more vitamin C than a cabbage.
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Chips have lots of vitamin C and gherkins are fat-free, but mix with jacket spuds and calorie-free salads.
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Such a small thing, so powerful, so magical, this fruit that, unknown to them, contained vitamin C .
deficiency
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Assuming the same thing happens in the gut, then a vitamin deficiency might make the yeast convert to the hyphal form.
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Critics say that could lead to vitamin deficiencies or possible long-term effects on health such as increased incidence of cancer.
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I also found that I had a vitamin deficiency , and Anna-Lisa introduced me to vitamin supplements.
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Absorption of vital minerals can be affected with many consequences to both physical and mental health, notably through vitamin deficiency .
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Diet was often suggested as being the problem, possibly a vitamin deficiency being to blame.
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There are some illnesses and drugs that can cause vitamin deficiencies , and your doctor should advise on supplements.
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The existence of vitamin deficiency had been recorded long before vitamins were recognized, and successful treatment had already been introduced.
pill
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There were Cotton clubs, Cotton gloves, even vitamin pills endorsed by Cotton.
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Hundreds of children are taken to hospital after swallowing vitamin pills , often because they mistake them for sweets.
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The sky is now spotted with a scattered selection of bright dots like children's vitamin pills .
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He and I used to sail together to the Spice Islands to trade in vitamin pills and conch shells.
supplement
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The Consumers' Association says vitamin supplements aren't worth buying.
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A large segment of the population surveyed was regularly taking vitamin supplements .
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Both B15 and B17 are sold as a vitamin supplement to the diet.
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All patients received fat and water soluble vitamin supplements and none were taking taurine supplementation.
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In the case of most vitamin supplements which are available in tablet form, excess amounts are simply excreted by the body.
tablet
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All you get in Holloway is vitamin tablets or iron tablets.
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We had vitamin tablets-we even had doctors telling us that eating a healthy diet made more sense than gulping pills.
■ VERB
add
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You could add extra vitamins and minerals but how much should you give?
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Fortified milk products have added vitamin and mineral content.
contain
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However, any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness.
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Only bell peppers contain more vitamin C than a cabbage.
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Both of these contain vitamins A and E to nourish the skin.
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Spirits don't contain any vitamins or minerals.
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But it contains no vitamins , minerals, amino acids or other essential nutrients.
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These are made with concentrated fruit juices, and contain added vitamin C, with no added sugar.
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The fluid contains various vitamins , minerals, sugars and proteins and it is the protein that sometimes gels to form lumps.
include
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Other potential strategies include the provision of vitamin A supplements to at-risk groups.
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The diets were reformulated to include more vitamins , minerals, and carbohydrates.
need
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The report agrees that certain people like pregnant women or those convalescing may need extra vitamins .
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We need it for essential vitamins and roughage.
take
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Publicity encouraging people to take the vitamin has increased substantially.
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A large segment of the population surveyed was regularly taking vitamin supplements.
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I was also on vitamin injections, because alcohol takes the vitamins out of your body.
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This last vitamin is essential, especially for supervisors who have taken all their other vitamins and realized success.
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You no longer take your vitamins in pill form these days - the latest trend is to rub them into your skin.
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She says she goes into training beforehand, taking extra vitamins , doing extra aerobics and eating right.
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I tend to play hard but I work-out hard and I take vitamins and try to eat well and stuff like that.
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Individuals taking trace elements or vitamin supplements in the previous six months were not included.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because parathyroid and renal function are normal, therapy with vitamin D is indicated.
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For small children, an overdose can result from swallowing as few as three vitamins with iron.
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Similar controversies surround vitamin C, ascorbic acid.
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The debate over vitamins takes place in a marketplace overflowing with supplemental pills, powders and potions.
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The diets were reformulated to include more vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates.
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The loss of vitamin C in fried potatoes has been investigated but the results show considerable variation according to conditions.
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These days everyone is becoming an expert in the nutritional value of different foods and the importance of vitamins and trace elements.