essential nutrient
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essential nutrient Those nutrients that are required by the body and cannot be synthesized in the body in adequate amounts to meet requirements, so must be provided by the diet: includes the essential
amino acids and
fatty acids,
vitamins, and
minerals. Really a tautology, since by definition nutrients are essential dietary constituents.
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The most essential nutrient: are you getting enough? Dr. Sharon Willingham reminds us of the body's important and often forgotten about necessity ... oxygen.(new life journal's wellness update)
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...s the winner for the body's most essential nutrient. Nutrients like vitamins C and D...but they have too little of the essential nutrient to do their jobs. They are on idle...my body getting enough of the most essential nutrient? Sharon Willingham, M.D. is a physician...
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Deodorized, water-soluble DHA.(SUPPLIERS CORNER)
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World; 6/1/2007; 84 words
; ...these forms make it ideal for food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. DHA, an omega 3 fatty acid, is an essential nutrient and structural component of brain cells. Despite its abundance in the nervous system, DHA is not synthesized by the body...
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MAGNESIUM PROMOTES HEALTHY BLOOD VESSELS.
Newspaper article from: Medical Update; 6/1/2001; 145 words
; ...balance and helps the muscles, including the heart, work properly. Now, researchers say, new evidence suggests that the essential nutrient also plays a role in keeping blood vessels open and strong. In a recent randomized study at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
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The role of thiamine deficiency in alcoholic brain disease.
Magazine article from: Alcohol Research & Health; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; A deficiency in the essential nutrient thiamine resulting from chronic...reduced availability of an essential nutrient, thiamine, to the brain as...vitamin [B.sub.1], is an essential nutrient required by all tissues...
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Sederma rolls out Essenskin.(Supplier's Corner)
Magazine article from: Household & Personal Products Industry; 6/1/2008; 79 words
; * Mature skin suffers from essential nutrient deficiencies. As a result, Sederma has formulated a new ingredient to help people over 60 to fortify and restructure fragile skin...
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Just a sprinkle makes the selenium go down.(Science Update)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 9/1/2004; ; 188 words
; While selenium is an essential nutrient for humans and other animals, an excess in drainage water can be toxic to wildlife. So researchers have been looking at using plants...
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New technique for measuring vitamin B12 components.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 11/1/2003; 420 words
; ...both in foods and in dietary supplements, has been developed by USDA-ARS scientists. As we all know, Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient linked to human growth and cell development. The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, which establishes...
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A bit of sunshine is good for your bones.(reprinted from the Mayo Clinic Health Letter)
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 3/1/1996; 700+ words
; ...Earlier this century vitamin D earned its reputation as an essential nutrient when doctors discovered a deficiency of the vitamin led...several factors can interfere with getting enough of this essential nutrient: * Too little sun. Because your body makes vitamin D from...
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Phosphatidylcholine. (Monograph).
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 4/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...surfactants, and the body's foremost reservoir of choline, an essential nutrient. (2) PC is a normal constituent of the bile that facilitates...dietary fatty acid intake. (6,7) Choline is most likely an essential nutrient for humans, (8) and dietary choline is ingested predominantly...
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The power of iron in your diet.
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 4/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...iron so important, and can ordinary foods solve the problem of iron deficiency? An Essential Nutrient Iron is a mineral that is an essential nutrient for humans. It is a part of enzymes and other proteins that break down food components...
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nutrient
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...structural components. In animals nutrients form part of the diet and include the major nutrients , i.e. carbohydrates, proteins (see also essential amino acid ), and lipids...essential element ). Plant nutrients, derived from carbon dioxide...
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Nutrients
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
...each person's diet . Many nutrients are essential for life, and an adequate...them in adequate amounts. Nutrients are essential to the human diet if they...not considered to be an essential nutrient, the body depends on them...
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nutrients
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
nutrients Essential dietary factors such as vitamins , minerals , amino acids and fatty acids . Metabolic fuels (sources of energy) are not termed nutrients so that a commonly used phrase is ‘energy and nutrients’.
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Nutrients and Nutrition
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
...but these components usually are not regarded as nutrients. Nutrition itself is the series of processes by which an organism takes in nutrients and makes use of them for its survival, growth, and...The term nutrition also can refer to the study of nutrients, their consumption, and their processing in the ...
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essential element
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
essential element A chemical nutrient that is vital for the successful growth and development of an organism. Elements needed in relatively large amounts are termed...
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