Dynamic nutrient duos pack a nutrition punch, reports the Harvard Health Letter
Nutrition guidelines and labels sometimes seem to have been written one nutrient at a time. We’re advised to get this amount of that vitamin and that amount of this mineral. But most nutrients don’t fly solo: they can interact, join forces, cancel each other out, and jockey for position on metabolic pathways, reports the July 2009 issue of the Harvard Health Letter.
The Harvard Health Letter describes several key nutrients that work in pairs:
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