You need this specific vitamin to help your body actually absorb the calcium you consume.
What is Vitamin D?
A lack of iron in your diet can cause this condition, leaving you feeling constantly tired and weak.
What is Anemia?
This mineral keeps your bones and teeth strong and is found in milk and cheese.
What is Calcium?
Because Vitamin C is destroyed by this cooking element, raw veggies often have more of it than cooked ones.
What is Heat (or Cooking)?
This vitamin, found in oranges and lemons, helps fight off colds and boosts immunity.
What is Vitamin C?
This lifestyle habit destroys Vitamin C in the body and severely damages your blood vessels.
What is Smoking?
A severe lack of calcium can lead to this thinning-bone disease, making fractures more likely.
What is Osteoporosis?
Sailors used to get this bleeding-gum disease because they lacked fresh fruit and Vitamin C.
What is Scurvy?
Popeye loved spinach for this mineral, which helps your blood carry oxygen.
What is Iron?
To make sure people got enough iodine, manufacturers began adding it to this common kitchen staple in 1924.
What is Table Salt?
Often called the "sunshine vitamin," your body makes it when you spend time outside.
What is Vitamin D?
Potassium helps lower blood pressure by causing your body to excrete more of this fluid-retaining mineral.
What is Sodium?
This structural protein, often taken as a supplement, supports joint health and skin elasticity.
What is Collagen?
A severe deficiency in Vitamin D causes this bone-softening disease in children.
What is Rickets?
Bananas are famous for containing this mineral, which helps prevent muscle cramps.
What is Potassium?
Vitamins A, D, E, and K need this dietary component present in your stomach to be absorbed properly.
What is Fat?
This vitamin is famous for keeping your vision sharp and is packed inside carrots.
What is Vitamin A?
This prescription medication, often called a blood thinner, requires patients to keep their Vitamin K intake steady.
What is Coumadin (or Warfarin)?
This mineral works closely with calcium to build bone density and is also found in soda and meat.
What is Phosphorus?
A lack of iodine in your diet can cause this visible swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck.
What is a Goiter?
Table salt is the most common dietary source of this mineral, which can raise blood pressure.
What is Sodium?
Because B vitamins dissolve in this liquid, boiling vegetables can cause the vitamins to leak into the pot.
What is Water?
This antioxidant vitamin is highly popular in skincare oils and protects cells from damage.
What is Vitamin E?
This coenzyme, often taken as a supplement, helps generate energy in your cells and supports heart health.
What is CoQ10?
Often paired with Chondroitin, this popular joint supplement is taken to ease arthritis pain.
What is Glucosamine?
A deficiency in Vitamin A is the leading cause of this treatable type of vision impairment.
What is Night Blindness?
This mineral helps regulate muscle function, sleep, and is found in high amounts in nuts and leafy greens.
What is Magnesium?
This mineral, found in red meat, helps your tongue taste foods and your nose smell aromas.
What is Zinc?
This lesser-known vitamin plays a critical role in helping your blood clot properly after a cut.
What is Vitamin K?
High levels of this amino acid can damage arteries; luckily, Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid help lower it.
What is Homocysteine?