Taking a vitamin supplement with a meal is the best approach as many of the vitamins and minerals are better absorbed by the body in the presence of fat and protein.

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They spoke little and only occasionally, in short sentences that never became conversation or dialogue, any hint of which died a natural death, interrupted by the attention that the woman was giving to her body, in which she was utterly absorbed, and by the indirect attention that the man, too, was giving to her body, through his camera lens.

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It prevents cholesterol ingested in the diet from being absorbed into the body.

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"He recognized immediately the threat, yelled 'grenade' and due to the fact that two other SEAL snipers, our brothers, could not possibly escape the blast, he chose to smother it with his body, absorbed the impact and lost his life in the process, " said Lt.

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There are also generics, which have to be tested to make sure levels of a drug are absorbed properly into the body--the same kind of test used to ensure that generics in the U.S. are safe.

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