NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts. However, their impact on a body’s health are critical, and deficiency in any of them can cause severe and even life-threatening conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vitamins and minerals are a form of nutrient (called micronutrients) that are needed in small amounts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vitamins and minerals are often called micronutrients because your body needs only tiny amounts of them. Yet failing to get even those small quantities virtually guarantees disease.

Detailed explanation-4: -Five micronutrients-vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc-play roles in maintaining immune function, and supplements containing them are often sold as immune boosters in doses that greatly exceed the recommended daily allowance.