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Micros

Micros

Small but essential! Vitamins and minerals don’t give you energy, but they are critical for immunity, metabolism, and growth. Even though you need them in smaller amounts-- often milligrams or micrograms, having deficiencies can have major health effects. Keep in mind electrolytes, trace elements, phytonutrients, choline, and omega 3/6 are also in this group! As always; Youtrition will be tracking all these for you to ensure optimal performance.

Fat soluable Vitamins

Stored in the liver and fatty tissue. Absorbed with dietary fat.

  • Vitamin A → 700 mcg (women), 900 mcg (men)
  • Vitamin D → 600 IU (15 mcg)
  • Vitamin E → 15 mg
  • Vitamin K → 90 mcg (women), 120 mcg (men)

Water Soluble Vitamins

Not stored in large amounts and excess is excreted in urine, so you need them daily.

  • Vitamin C → 75 mg (women), 90 mg (men)
  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) → 1.1 mg (women), 1.2 mg (men)
  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) → 1.1 mg (women), 1.3 mg (men)
  • Vitamin B3 (Niacin) → 14 mg (women), 16 mg (men)
  • Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) → 5 mg
  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) → 1.3–1.7 mg
  • Vitamin B7 (Biotin) → 30 mcg
  • Vitamin B9 (Folate) → 400 mcg
  • Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) → 2.4 mcg
  • Choline (often grouped with B vitamins) → 425 mg (women), 550 mg (men)

Electrolytes

Regulate fluid balance, nerve impulses, and muscle contractions.

  • Sodium → 1,500 mg/day (limit <2,300 mg)
  • Potassium → 4,700 mg/day
  • Calcium → 1,000 mg/day
  • Magnesium → 310–320 mg (women), 400–420 mg (men)
  • Chloride → 2,300 mg/day
  • Phosphorus → 700 mg/day

Trace

  • Iron → 18 mg (women), 8 mg (men)
  • Zinc → 8 mg (women), 11 mg (men)
  • Copper → 900 mcg
  • Manganese → 1.8 mg (women), 2.3 mg (men)
  • Iodine → 150 mcg
  • Selenium → 55 mcg
  • Fluoride → 3 mg (women), 4 mg (men)
  • Chromium → 25 mcg (women), 35 mcg (men)
  • Molybdenum → 45 mcg

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