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Protein is often marketed as a fitness nutrient, but its role is far broader. Every adult requires protein because the body continually builds, repairs and replaces proteins essen…
Vitamin D is unusual: it comes from food and supplements, but the body can also produce it when skin receives suitable ultraviolet radiation. That biology has helped turn a genuin…
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