In addition to determining the amounts of isolated nutrients required for physiological function and homeostatic control, setting Recommended Di etary Allowances requires a consideration of nutrient bioavailability from foods in common diets. Bioavail ability algorithms, or mathematical models to estimate nutrient bioavailability from different diets, have great appeal to help establish recomme...

it is well-known that deficiency or over exposure to various elements has noticeable effects on human health. the effect of an element is determined by several characteristics, including absorption, metabolism, and degree of interaction with physiological processes. iron is an essential element for almost all living organisms as it participates in a wide variety of metabolic processes, includin...