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Micronutrients and malnutrition - Dietary elements summary and Calcium NFT giveaway

24 Nov 2020 2 minute read 97 comments Heruvim78

Ok, so the first chapter in our little journey is done. Part of the micronutrients class, the minerals (or dietary elements, as some may know them) are finished, and the vitamins material is going on now. And, at the end of today post, i have a surpr...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Zinc

18 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78

I will just say few words about Zinc today, before starting the work. As you may know, Zinc is essential for hundred of proteins (enzymes and DNA binding proteins) and the most well known is the carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme facilitating the intercon...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Selenium

17 Nov 2020 1 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78

Selenium is a trace mineral present in a variety of foods (mostly vegetables). The amount of Selenium found in plants is directly related to how abundant is this mineral in the soil. There are two forms of selenium: 1. Inorganic salts - selenate and...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Iodine

15 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78

The Iodine has only one role, as a component of the thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency leads to diminished production of thyroid hormones (thyroid being a endocrine gland located in the front of the neck, involved in energy metabolism regulation and...