Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 8, Problem 15SC
Summary Introduction
Interpretation:
If the statement ‘the most abundant mineral in the body is iron’, is true or false.
Concept Introduction:
Minerals in our body play a major role. Some of them are needed in large amounts and some in traces but each has their own importance and it is a challenge to maintain their intake, absorption, and assimilation.
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