All you need to know about zinc deficiency

A look at zinc deficiency, a condition where the body doesn’t have enough of the mineral. Included are details on causes and how it is diagnosed.

Ten foods high in magnesium

Magnesium is found in many different foods. Although magnesium deficiency is rare, many Americans don’t get as much of the mineral as they should.

What are the health benefits of chromium?

Find out about the potential health benefits of chromium, what your recommended intake is of the mineral, what foods are high in chromium and any associated health risks.

Researchers from the University of Valencia prove the benefits of persimmons for our diet

The study, published in the prestigious journal Food Chemistry, analyses the mineral profile of 167 samples of kaki produced in different regions of Spain, the most noteworthy of which are those…

Improving Calcium Supplement With The Help OF Crustaceans

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a unique technology that stabilizes an otherwise unstable form of calcium carbonate. This mineral form provides significantly higher biological absorption and retention rates than other sources presently used as dietary calcium supplements…

Kidney disease patients: Vegetarian diet lowers blood and urine phosphorous levels, study suggests

Phosphorous levels plummet in kidney disease patients who stick to a vegetarian diet, according to a new study. The results suggest that eating vegetables rather than meat can help kidney disease patients avoid accumulating toxic levels of this mineral in their bodies.

BioTrends Report Characterizes Chronic Kidney Disease Patients And Identifies Factors That Drive Decisions To Treat Disorders Of The Bone

BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released ChartTrends®: Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease Non-Dialysis (CKD-ND), an annual syndicated publication based on patient and laboratory data collected from over 1,000 U.S. CKD-ND patient charts…