Meat is one of the highest food rich in Iron: There are two forms of dietary iron: Heme and Nonheme. Heme iron is derived from haemoglobin and it is found in animal foods that originally contained haemoglobin, such as fish which has red flesh, animal’s meat, and poultry. Nonheme Iron found in plant sources such …
Minerals make up 0.01% of the body mass and are important for health, Minerals come from water, food, and soil, just like iron, zinc, selenium, copper, and magnesium. Iron works as oxygen transporter and the absence of iron leads to anaemia. Zinc is important for protein synthesis, the absence of zinc inhibits growth and zinc …
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