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  2. Calcium - Wikipedia

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    Natural calcium is a mixture of five stable isotopes (40 Ca, 42 Ca, 43 Ca, 44 Ca, and 46 Ca) and one isotope with a half-life so long that it is for all practical purposes stable (48 Ca, with a half-life of about 4.3 × 10 19 years). Calcium is the first (lightest) element to have six naturally occurring isotopes.

  3. Marine biogenic calcification - Wikipedia

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    Marine biogenic calcification is the production of calcium carbonate by organisms in the global ocean.. Marine biogenic calcification is the biologically mediated process by which marine organisms produce and deposit calcium carbonate minerals to form skeletal structures or hard tissues.

  4. A glass of milk's worth of calcium has been linked to a lower ...

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    In a study of 542,000 women, consuming the amount of calcium found in a glass of milk a day was linked to a lower colorectal cancer risk Foods such as figs and tofu also contain the mineral.

  5. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization estimates that there exists 469 million women of reproductive age and approximately 600 million preschool and school-age children worldwide who are anemic. [117] Anemia , especially iron-deficient anemia, is a critical problem for cognitive developments in children, and its presence leads to maternal deaths and ...

  6. The vitamin con: Do supplements do anything or are we all ...

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    Analysis of the NDNS results by the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) suggested that one in five UK adults are deficient in vitamin D, one in seven are deficient in calcium ...

  7. Biological roles of the elements - Wikipedia

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    Osmium is very rare, substantially more so than any element essential to life. [3] The oxide is toxic to humans. [11] oxygen: 8: 5: Ubiquitous, essential for all forms of life; essentially all biological molecules (not to mention water) contain substantial amounts of oxygen. [11] In high concentrations, oxygen toxicity can occur. palladium: 46: 2a

  8. Milk - Wikipedia

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    About 8% of samples in the survey were found to have detergents, which are hazardous to health. [149] Although India is the world's largest milk producer and a major exporter, the country's ever-increasing demand for dairy products could eventually make it a net importer. [150]

  9. ‘Elevated Levels’ of Heavy Metals Found in Popular Protein ...

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    The Clean Label Project has also released a list of "the best" protein powders "based on our rigorous product testing." It includes brands like WICKED Protein, Ritual, and Needed., and can be ...