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trace mineral

noun as in trace element

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Their analysis involved comparing the major component composition, major and trace mineral composition, protein composition, fatty acid composition, phospholipid composition microstructural properties, color analysis, and volatile component analysis of the different whole milk powder samples.

Among the treatments that Oz promoted were HCG, garcinia cambogia — an herbal weight-loss product the FDA has said can cause liver damage — and selenium — a trace mineral needed for normal body functioning — for cancer prevention.

And yet something must be missing from Phyllis’s life, a deficiency of some trace mineral that’s easy to overlook but essential to emotional health.

And one serving supplies more than 70 percent of an adult’s daily need for selenium, a trace mineral that helps reduce inflammation and enhances immune response.

You may also want to consider selenium, a trace mineral that’s a cofactor in a free radical-quenching enzyme called glutathione peroxidase.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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