nutrients

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Appetite may decrease, oral health can worsen, chronic illnesses become more common and many older people take medicines that affect how nutrients are absorbed, used or cleared from the body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In many countries, including Brazil, new mangrove forests have taken hold along rivers and coastlines with an abundant supply of nutrients in the sediments.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The technique tags the drugs with skeleton keys that open the barrier to everyday nutrients, like iron.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

People on the weight-loss drugs are buying more berries to make sure they get enough nutrients, Bjorn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Oxygen and nutrients can cross the blood-brain barrier, but many dangerous substances like bacteria cannot.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman