Word: riboflavin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Discovering early just who has glutaric aciduria is more than half the battle. Once the disease is diagnosed, Morton's main task is to put his young patients on a low-protein, high-riboflavin diet to lessen the effects of the disorder and prevent medical complications. If a stricken child can survive to age 5 with this help, he or she typically becomes resistant to the worst of the disease...
...maintains cell membranes and pro- nuts, seeds, whole grains motes healthy skin Vitamin K needed by liver for formation of cereals, dairy products, meats blook-clotting factors Vitamin C helps body fight against colds, may citrus fruits, broccoli lower risks for certain cancers Thiamin important in energy metabolism cereals Riboflavin important in energy production liver, milk Niacin needed by hundreds of enzymes for grain products, meat, poultry energy metabolism Vitamin B6 needed by enzymes for amino acid poultry, fish, grain products metabolism Vitamin B12 important for recycling coenzymes animal products for metabolism Folic Acid essential for DNA formation...