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Read about Micronutrient Inadequacies in the US Population, and visit our new Health & Disease pages,
Bone Health In Brief and Osteoporosis. Our recently updated articles include Nuts, Coenzyme Q₁₀, and Niacin.
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Disease Index

Alzheimer's Disease
- L-Carnitine | Choline | Copper | Curcumin | Essential Fatty Acids | Folate | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Thiamin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E

Angina Pectoris
- L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀

Asthma
- Magnesium | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin C

Atherosclerosis
- Carotenoids | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Copper | Flavonoids | Garlic | Iron | Lipoic Acid | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Resveratrol | Soy Isoflavones | Vitamin C | Vitamin E

Athletic Performance
- L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀

Autoimmune Disease
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin D

Bone Health (see the articles: Bone Health In Brief, Bone Health In Depth, and Osteoporosis)

Cancer
- General
  - Carotenoids | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Curcumin | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Flavonoids | Fruit and Vegetables | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Indole-3-Carbinol | Iron | Isothiocyanates | Niacin | Phytosterols | Resveratrol | Riboflavin | Vitamin B₆ | Selenium | Tea | Thiamin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | Whole Grains
- Breast Cancer
  - Alcohol Consumption | Carotenoids | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Curcumin | Fiber | Flavonoids | Folate | Fruit and Vegetables | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Iron | Legumes | Lignans | Molybdenum | Riboflavin | Soy Isoflavones | Tea | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin C | Vitamin D
- Colorectal Cancer
  - Calcium | Carotenoids | Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Curcumin | Fiber | Folate | Fruit and Vegetables | Garlic | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Iron | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Whole Grains
- Esophageal Cancer
  - Coffee | Fruit and Vegetables | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Iron | Molybdenum | Tea | Whole Grains
- Gynecologic Cancers
  - Lignans | Soy Isoflavones | Tea
- Liver Cancer
  - Chlorophyllin | Choline | Coffee | Fruit and Vegetables | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Iron
- Lung Cancer
  - Carotenoids | Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Fruit and Vegetables | Vitamin A | Vitamin D
- Prostate Cancer
  - Calcium | Carotenoids | Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Curcumin | Flavonoids | Legumes | Lignans | Soy Isoflavones | Vitamin D
- Gastric Cancer
  - Coffee | Cruciferous Vegetables | Fruit and Vegetables | Garlic | Sodium | Tea | Vitamin C

Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Coffee | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Potassium

Cardiovascular Disease
- General
  - Calcium | L-Carnitine | Carotenoids | Choline | Chromium | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Copper | Cruciferous Vegetables | Fiber | Flavonoids | Folate | Fruit and Vegetables | Garlic | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Iron | Legumes | Lignans | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Niacin | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Phytosterols | Resveratrol | Riboflavin | Selenium | Soy Isoflavones | Tea | Thiamin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin C | Vitamin E | Vitamin K | Whole Grains
- Angina Pectoris
  - L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀
- Atherosclerosis
  - Carotenoids | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Copper | Flavonoids | Garlic | Iron | Lipoic Acid | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Resveratrol | Soy Isoflavones | Vitamin C | Vitamin E
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
  - Coffee | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Potassium
- Congestive Heart Failure
  - L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Potassium | Sodium | Thiamin | Vitamin C | Vitamin D
- Coronary Heart Disease
  - Carotenoids | Coffee | Fiber | Fruit and Vegetables | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Iron | Legumes | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Phytosterols | Resveratrol | Tea | Vitamin C | Whole Grains
- High Blood Pressure
  - Calcium | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Flavonoids | Garlic | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Magnesium | Potassium | Riboflavin | Sodium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Whole Grains
- High Homocysteine
  - Choline | Coffee | Folate | Legumes | Riboflavin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂
- High Total and LDL Cholesterol
  - Coffee | Essential Fatty Acids | Fiber | Flavonoids | Garlic | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Niacin | Nuts | Pantothenic Acid | Phytosterols | Soy Isoflavones | Tea | Whole Grains
- High Triglycerides
  - Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Niacin | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Tea
- Intermittent Claudication in Peripheral Arterial Disease
  - L-Carnitine | Moderate Alcohol Consumption
- Low HDL Cholesterol
  - Flavonoids | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Niacin | Regular Physical Activity | Tea
- Myocardial Infarction
  - L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Copper | Fiber | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Niacin | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Selenium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin E
- Stroke
  - Carotenoids | Choline | Coffee | Folate | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Potassium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin E | Whole Grains

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Vitamin B₆

Cataracts
- Carotenoids | Fruit and Vegetables | Riboflavin | Thiamin | Vitamin C | Vitamin E

Celiac Disease
- Copper | Iron | Magnesium | Vitamin B₁₂ | Zinc

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Fruit and Vegetables | Isothiocyanates

Cirrhosis
- Choline | Coffee | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Iron

Cognitive Function (see the articles: Cognitive Function In Brief and Cognitive Function In Depth)

Common Cold (see MIC article)
- Vitamin C | Zinc

Congestive Heart Failure
- L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Potassium | Sodium | Thiamin | Vitamin C | Vitamin D

Coronary Heart Disease
- Carotenoids | Coffee | Fiber | Fruit and Vegetables | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Iron | Legumes | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Omega-6 Fatty Acids | Phytosterols | Resveratrol | Tea | Vitamin C | Whole Grains

Depression
- Curcumin | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂

Diabetes Mellitus
- Gestational Diabetes
  - Chromium | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin D
- Type 1 Diabetes
  - Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Niacin | Vitamin D
- Type 2 Diabetes
  - Biotin | Chromium | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Curcumin | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Fiber | Flavonoids | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Legumes | Lipoic Acid | Magnesium | Manganese | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Resveratrol | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | Whole Grains | Zinc

Epilepsy
- Manganese

Fatty Liver Disease
- Choline | Vitamin E

Friedreich's Ataxia
- Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Niacin

Glaucoma
- Choline

Growth and Development
- Iron | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Zinc

High Blood Pressure
- Calcium | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Flavonoids | Garlic | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Magnesium | Potassium | Riboflavin | Sodium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Whole Grains

High Homocysteine
- Choline | Coffee | Folate | Legumes | Riboflavin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂

High Total and LDL Cholesterol
- Coffee | Essential Fatty Acids | Fiber | Flavonoids | Garlic | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Niacin | Nuts | Pantothenic Acid | Phytosterols | Soy Isoflavones | Tea | Whole Grains

High Triglycerides
- Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Niacin | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Tea

HIV/AIDS
- L-Carnitine | Niacin | Selenium | Vitamin A | Zinc

Huntington's Disease
- Coenzyme Q₁₀

Immune Function (see the articles: Immunity In Brief and Immunity In Depth)
- Copper | Iron | Pantothenic Acid | Selenium | Vitamin A | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | Zinc

Inflammation (see MIC article)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin D

Intermittent Claudication in Peripheral Arterial Disease
- L-Carnitine | Moderate Alcohol Consumption

Kidney Failure/Dialysis
- L-Carnitine | Omega-3 Fatty Acids (IgA Nephropathy) | Phosphorus

Kidney Stones
- Calcium | Potassium | Sodium | Tea | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin C

Lead Poisoning
- Calcium | Iron | Vitamin C

Low HDL Cholesterol
- Flavonoids | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Niacin | Regular Physical Activity | Tea

Macular Degeneration
- Carotenoids | Fruit and Vegetables | Vitamin E | Zinc

Metabolic Syndrome (see MIC)

Migraine Headache
- Magnesium | Riboflavin

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Biotin | Lipoic Acid | Vitamin D

Myocardial Infarction
- L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Copper | Fiber | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Niacin | Nuts | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Selenium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin E

Neurodegenerative Diseases
- General
  - L-Carnitine | Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Essential Fatty Acids | Flavonoids | Folate | Iron | Soy Isoflavones | Thiamin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin D | Vitamin E
- Alzheimer's Disease
  - L-Carnitine | Choline | Copper | Curcumin | Essential Fatty Acids | Folate | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Thiamin | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E
- Friedreich's Ataxia
  - Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Niacin
- Glaucoma
  - Choline
- Huntington's Disease
  - Coenzyme Q₁₀
- Parkinson's Disease
  - Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Copper | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Tea | Vitamin D

Osteoporosis (see MIC article)
- Calcium | Carotenoids | Copper | Fluoride | Fruit and Vegetables | Lignans | Magnesium | Manganese | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Potassium | Sodium | Soy Isoflavones | Tea | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin D | Vitamin K

Parkinson's Disease
- Coenzyme Q₁₀ | Coffee | Copper | Fruit and Vegetables | Iron | Tea | Vitamin D

Preeclampsia
- Calcium | Magnesium | Riboflavin

Pregnancy Complications
- Alcohol Consumption | Biotin | Calcium | Choline | Chromium | Coffee | Folate | Iodine | Iron | Magnesium | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Riboflavin | Vitamin A | Vitamin B₆ | Vitamin B₁₂ | Vitamin D | Zinc

Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Curcumin | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Vitamin D

Schizophrenia
- Niacin | Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Skin Health (see MIC article)
- Vitamin A | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | Minerals | Essential Fatty Acids | Peptides

Stroke
- Carotenoids | Choline | Coffee | Folate | Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load | Heavy Alcohol Consumption | Magnesium | Moderate Alcohol Consumption | Omega-3 Fatty Acids | Potassium | Tea | Vitamin C | Vitamin E | Whole Grains

Tooth Decay
- Fluoride | Tea

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