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    Section 8

    Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Iron, Iodine, Zinc, Copper, Chromium, Selenium, Manganese and Molybdenum: Why do we need all of them?

    Where can we find them in
    food? Why are we getting too many of some of them and not nearly enough of some others? How can we keep such a delicate balance between them?

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    Minerals


    8.1 Minerals: a delicate balance
    An overview of the nutritionally relevant minerals: needs, digestion, absorption, and interactions. And why mineral nutrition is a very delicate system of checks and balances

    8.2 The scary truth about hidden salt
    What are the reasons why we are getting way too much sodium and chloride with our food, and why it is a very bad thing...

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