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The tiny stuff your body needs in doses too small to taste but too vital to skip.
means A vitamin or mineral the body requires in minuscule amounts to function, despite contributing no calories.
from From Greek mikros (small) plus Latin nutrire (to nourish) — literally the small nourishments, coined as nutrition science learned trace amounts could make or break a life.
ScaleNeeded in milligrams or micrograms, not grams.
Deficiency powerLack of iodine once caused widespread preventable brain damage.
No fuelThey power reactions but supply zero calories.
Vitamin CHumans lost the gene to make our own.