Trace elements in body

What is Trace element?

Trace elements are also known as micronutrients and are found only in minute quantities in the body ,yet they are vitally important. The quantities in which they are found are so small, that they can only be detected by spectrographic methods or by using radioactive elements

Most of the trace elements include:

(To view detailed information on any specific element listed underneath, please click the appropriate blue hyperlink)

Fe Cu F I Mn Si Co Cr Zn B Se Mo

How can we get enough trace elements from our daily food?

On daily food, consisting of more and more better foods are causing concern that modern man is not receiving enough trace elements in his food sources, and dietary supplements may be of use to against this shortage.

The interaction of these micro-nutrients are difficult to study, since they are found appearing together in many different forms and amounts in the diet, and their absorption from the intestinal tract may be dependent on their relative concentrations, and might be synergetic or antagonistic, and the amount could depend on the amount of other essential trace elements in the diet.   

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Bender,David A- Introduction to nutrition and metabolism. 3rd ed. London: Taylor%Francis,2002 Frayn, Ketth.N- Metabolic regulation: a human perspective.Second ed. Oxford: Blackwell science,2003 Berg,Jeremy-Biochem Mark._chemistry.5th ed.NY+ W.H.Freeman.2002 someother information come from the internet and newspapers and so on!