The concept of calories in food is everywhere. Visit any bookstore and the section of the building that contains books on dieting and calories is among the largest you will find. It seems so simple: eat fewer calories then one uses each day and body weight will be lost. Consume more calories then is used…
Minerals play an important role in the physiology of the body. Generally they act as co-enzymes for many bio-chemical processes and many are linked to the actions of organic vitamins which are responsible for many different aspects of life. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, constituting approximately 40% of the total mineral…