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Vitamin & Minerals - Swimmers Nutrition
Guide picks
Information on vitamin and minerals for swimmers

Antioxidants
Cycling Performance Tips' primer on the antioxidants - what they present is true for all athletes!

Calcium and Bones
Swimming is great exercise, but does not do anything for strengthening bones, since it is not a weight bearing exercise. Here some facts about bone strength and ways to help yours, from the ADA.

The Dangers of Mega-dosing on Vitamins
Phys.com explains some of the dangers in "Too Much of a Good Thing".

Supplementation
Credible sources of information for vitamin and mineral supplementation from the About.com Nutrition Guide.

Vitamins & Minerals
The West Virginia Dietetic Association presents a click-able list of vitamins and minerals - learn more about everything from Vitamin A to Zinc.

Vitamins & Minerals - Do you need some more of them?
The American Dietetic Association's quiz on nutrition, helps you make some different choices - if needed.

Vitamin & Nutritional Supplements
This Mayo Clinic article helps to sort out the fact from fiction.

Vitamins & Supplements - The True Story
Do they help? Mead Johnson gives their views.

Vitamins for Swimmers?
Cindy H. Carroll, M.S., R.D. examines the necessity (or waste) of vitamin supplementation, from SwimInfo.

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