Other Important Micronutrients: How To Use Them For Your Benefit

Micronutrients are nutrients that we do not need to consume in large amounts, but they can still be essential to us.

Essential means that we must obtain them from our diet daily.

In this category of other important micronutrients, you can find nutrients that aren't vitamins or minerals.

But they still are of important nutritional value.

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Nutrients Of Importance

Micronutrients are often essential nutrients ◳ of a high-quality diet. They have a big impact on health. It is needed to produce enzymes, hormones, and other substances crucial for proper growth and development.

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Below you will find some vital nutrients that are not classified as vitamins or minerals.

Catechins

Catechins are a type of phenolic compound very abundant in tea, cocoa, and berries. These compounds have potent antioxidant activity.

The largest source of phenolic nutrients comes from fresh tea leaves.

You cab find more information about catechins if you go to Catechins: How To Use Them For Your Benefit.

Cholines

Cholines are essential nutrients. The body can produce small amounts on its own in the liver, but not enough to meet daily needs. Sufficient amounts of cholines must be obtained through the diet.

Choline is critical for several functions across the life cycle.

Cholines come in different forms. Go to Cholines: How To Use Them For Your Benefit and see what they are.

Sterols

Sterols exist in almost all living organisms. In our diet are sterols minor components represented in fats and oils.

Sterols are found in plants, animals, and microorganisms and are called phytosterols, zoosterols, and mycosterols.

Go to Sterols: How To Use Them For Your Benefit and see what kind of sterols there are, and what kind of benefits or side-effects they might possess.

Xanthines

Xanthines or xanthine alkaloids are plant alkaloids and components of coffee, tea, and chocolate. The most common xanthines are caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline.

Xanthines are commonly used in medicine for their effects as mild stimulants. Mostly in the treatment of asthma symptoms.

Learn all about the different xanthines and what they might be able to do for you in Xanthines: How To Use Them For Your Benefit

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