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Essential Nutrients

An essential nutrient is an organic substance that cannot be synthesized by the body on its own, or cannot be synthesized in sufficient amounts necessary to promote the health of the body. Essential nutrients must be obtained from external sources such as food and/or dietary supplements. The list below shows what those nutrients are. By following the links, you will find out what food can provide you the Recommended Daily Intake your body needs to stay healthy.

Minerals

Chloride

Chromium

Cobalt

Iodine

Molybdenum

Nickel

Sulfur

Vitamins

Biotin

Fatty Acids

Omega 3 (DHA)

Omega 3 (EPA)

Omega 6 (polyunsaturated)

Omega 3 (ALA)

Amino Acids

Health and Nutrition News

Raw Milk Causes Most Dairy-related Outbreaks Of Diseases

Unpasteurized milk, also known as raw milk, is proportionally responsible for 150 times more disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk, a new report issued by the CDC's (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Emerging Infectious Diseases has revealed...

Weaning From Gluten May Be Pointless For Many

People who do not have celiac disease and believe they have "non-celiac gluten sensitivity" may be weaning themselves off gluten unnecessarily, researchers from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, reported in Annals of Internal Medicine...

Women May Be At Increased Cancer Risk Following Vitamin B And Omega-3 Supplementation

Women with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies seem to have a higher cancer risk after five years of Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation. The research is published in detail in the Archives of Internal Medicine...

News provided by: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/nutrition-diet/

Nutrition Articles

Health Benefits of Medicinal Mushrooms

Health Benefits of Fermented Foods

An Introduction To The Low Glycemic Index Diet

A Brief Overview of The Raw Food Diet

The Benefits of Drinking Alkaline Water

Little Known Facts About Carrots

The original pigmentation of the orange carrot we're accustomed to today was actually purple. The purple carrot mostly grew wild and was cultivated in Iran and Afghanistan. The color orange resulted from selective breeding famously done by a Dutch scientist in efforts to create a sweeter and less woody variety of the wild carrot.

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