Micronutrients

According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, the word micronutrient means “a chemical element or substance required in trace amounts for the normal growth and development of living organisms.” In other words, you only need about 100 micrograms a day of a micronutrient. Some examples of micronutrients are vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, K). Vitamins can do multiple things for a runner’s body, or anyone’s body as a matter of fact. Vitamin A helps your vision, vitamin B helps increase your metabolism, vitamin C helps the body fight infections, vitamin D helps strengthen your bones, and vitamin E helps your skin, and vitamin K helps the body transport calcium.



By: Justin Lee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronutrients
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