{"id":1378,"date":"2023-03-24T16:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/humannutrition\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1378"},"modified":"2024-07-31T19:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:37:30","slug":"introduction-10","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/humannutrition\/chapter\/introduction-10\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-356\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/humannutrition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1850\/2019\/12\/image5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"665\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h1 class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/h1>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nBy the end of this chapter students should be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Describe how vitamins and minerals are classified.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare vitamin and mineral absorption.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss how food and supplements provide micronutrients.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nMicronutrients include vitamins and minerals, which are needed in smaller amounts. 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