BACKGROUND Western diets are considered acidogenic due to the high dietary acid load and a low intake of base-forming dietary minerals such as potassium, magnesium or calcium. In the present study we investigated the effect of a multimineral supplement (MMS) rich in alkaline minerals on acute and chronic regulation of acid-base balance with the pH of blood, urine and saliva as potential surroga...

The copper level in the serum of 1280 and liver of 200 goats raised in the mountain areas of Khuzestanprovince, Iran were determined. Copper, molybdenum and iron content of soil and pastures as well as sulfurcontent of the pastures were seasonally estimated. Mean serum copper levels of goats in Behbahan,Ramhormoz, Eizeh and Masjed-Soleyman districts were 8.14 ± 0.21, 1.98 ± 0.12, 7.74 ± 0.11 an...

Mining has become a controversial business everywhere. Issues of mining are in the wake because of the increasing demands for mineral products and diminishing nature of such minerals in the West. This seemingly opportunity for developing countries like Ghana which have mineral deposits comes with its accompanying repercussions. This paper looks at the general mining environment as a whole, narr...

We investigated the effect of pre-race intake of vitamins and minerals, in the form of supplementation, before a multi-stage ultra-endurance run and their effect on race performance. At the Deutschlandlauf 2006 in Germany, where athletes had to run across Germany from the north (Kap Arkona-Rügen) to the south (Lörrach) over 1,200 km within 17 consecutive stages, twenty male ultra runners (46.2+...

Many studies have indicated that consumption of vegetables and fruits are positively related to lower incidence of several chronic noncommunicable diseases. Although composition of fruit and vegetable juices is different from that of the edible portion of fruits and vegetables, they contain polyphenols and vitamins from fruits and vegetables. Drinking vegetable and fruit juices is very popular ...

Research on which NRC trace mineral requirements are based was done with inorganic transitional minerals and purified and semi-purified diets. Research with organic trace minerals and standard rations have demonstrated that requirements are much lower than the levels set by NRC, due to the greater availability of these organic minerals. Further, not all organic minerals are the same. Pullets fr...

Since the antiquity, and on an empirical basis, man has accumulated experience on the benefits and risks of minerals (such as, special clay, mud and sand) and other mineral resources (such as, salt, sea water, spring water, underground water, volcanic emissions and dust) on human health. Man and minerals are chemical systems sharing a common composition, comprising major, minor and trace chemic...

More than half a century ago, Irish physicist John Desmond Bernal and Swiss geochemist Victor M. Goldschmidt independently proposed that clay minerals may have played an important role in prebiotic synthesis (Bernal 1949; Goldschmidt 1952). I concur that mineral catalysis must have had a central role in prebiotic synthesis because most uncatalyzed reactions start from simple precursors like hyd...

In spite of all efforts to prevent formation of mycotoxins significant contaminations still occur. Contaminated grain or feed ingredients may encounter livestock health problems or poor animal performance because they can have chronic and acute effects on animals. By now, the worldwide most applied method to protect animals against mycotoxin-related diseases and to avoid carryover of mycotoxins...