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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...
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...
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...
14 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
Today i will try to write about the iron and his functions in the human body. A. One of the main functions of iron is to transport oxygen, burning off fuels like carbohydrates and fatty acids. The Oxygen is absorbed from the air, through lungs an...
12 Nov 2020 2 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78
As i mentioned before, the following posts will be about iron. (for some better pictures and NFT of the periodic table check Robertoit's work) What do we know about it? The iron is present in a great variety of foods, with best sources being the fo...
10 Nov 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
Calcium is present in a great variety of food. Cheese and dairy are very good sources of Calcium. Some foods that are low in Calcium are fortified (micronutrients are added to foods low in these nutrients). Not all dietary Calcium is absorbed to the...
8 Nov 2020 2 minute read 3 comments Heruvim78
There are researches pointing out that there is a link between sodium intake and blood pressure. The scientific evidence is strong enough to make the British researchers form Queen Mary University from London the underline that '' a modest reduction...
7 Nov 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Heruvim78
I will start with Potassium and Sodium food content. Most of the Sodium from food come in form of salt. As we know, salt chemical formula is NaCl and this is one NFT that our friend Robertoit didn't make it yet. Potassium is present in large amount...
5 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78
We can live weeks without food, but only few days without water. Adult women got around 50% of their weights just water, while adult men have around 60%. So, what are the essential functions of water? water is the life support for most of our body,...
4 Nov 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Heruvim78
What is the mineral availability? If you don't know yet, only a part of the total amount of minerals present in food can be available to the body, mainly because the minerals are bound to other compounds in the food that can limit their absorption. I...
