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2. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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   Some "minerals" are essential for life, but most are not. [1] [2] [3] Minerals are one of the four groups of essential nutrients; the others are vitamins, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids. [4] The five major minerals in the human body are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and magnesium. [2]

3. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Vitamins and minerals are essential to the proper functioning and maintenance of the human body. [114] There are 20 trace elements and minerals that are essential in small quantities to body function and overall human health. [114] Iron deficiency is the most common inadequate nutrient worldwide, affecting approximately 2 billion people. [115]

4. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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   The elements listed below as "Essential in humans" are those listed by the US Food and Drug Administration as essential nutrients, [9] as well as six additional elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen (the fundamental building blocks of life on Earth), sulfur (essential to all cells) and cobalt (a necessary component of vitamin B 12).

5. List of micronutrients - Wikipedia

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   Micronutrients are nutrients such as vitamins and minerals required by organisms in varying quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain health. [1] [2] The following is a list of micronutrients used by various living organisms. For human-specific nutrients, see Mineral (nutrient).

6. This is exactly what happens one hour after drinking a can of ...

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   Here's what happens to your body every 10 minutes as you're consuming the 'good' ol' fizzy stuff: ... essential vitamins and minerals expel from your body. Aside from the effects soda causes ...

7. Nutrition - Wikipedia

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   When this occurs, an organism will adapt by reducing energy consumption and expenditure to prolong the use of stored nutrients. It will use stored energy reserves until they are depleted, and it will then break down its own body mass for additional energy. [20] A balanced diet includes appropriate amounts of all essential and non-essential ...