Dietary Trace Minerals. 2019

Elad Tako
USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

Dietary trace minerals are pivotal and hold a key role in numerous metabolic processes. Trace mineral deficiencies (except for iodine, iron, and zinc) do not often develop spontaneously in adults on ordinary diets; infants are more vulnerable because their growth is rapid and intake varies. Trace mineral imbalances can result from hereditary disorders (e.g., hemochromatosis, Wilson disease), kidney dialysis, parenteral nutrition, restrictive diets prescribed for people with inborn errors of metabolism, or various popular diet plans. The Special Issue "Dietary Trace Minerals" comprised 13 peer-reviewed papers on the most recent evidence regarding the dietary intake of trace minerals, as well as their effect toward the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Original contributions and literature reviews further demonstrated the crucial and central part that dietary trace minerals play in human health and development. This editorial provides a brief and concise overview that addresses and summarizes the content of the Dietary Trace Minerals Special Issue.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009752 Nutritional Status State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients. Nutrition Status,Status, Nutrition,Status, Nutritional
D009753 Nutritive Value An indication of the contribution of a food to the nutrient content of the diet. This value depends on the quantity of a food which is digested and absorbed and the amounts of the essential nutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins) which it contains. This value can be affected by soil and growing conditions, handling and storage, and processing. Biological Availability, Nutritional,Nutritional Availability,Availability, Biological Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional Biologic,Biologic Availability, Nutritional,Biologic Nutritional Availability,Nutrition Value,Nutritional Availability, Biologic,Nutritional Availability, Biological,Nutritional Biological Availability,Nutritional Food Quality,Nutritional Quality,Nutritional Value,Nutritive Quality,Availability, Biologic Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional,Availability, Nutritional Biological,Biological Nutritional Availability,Food Quality, Nutritional,Nutrition Values,Nutritional Biologic Availability,Nutritional Values,Nutritive Values,Quality, Nutritional,Quality, Nutritional Food,Quality, Nutritive,Value, Nutrition,Value, Nutritional,Value, Nutritive,Values, Nutrition,Values, Nutritional,Values, Nutritive
D003677 Deficiency Diseases A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed) Deficiency Disease,Disease, Deficiency,Diseases, Deficiency
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072001 Diet, Healthy Dietary patterns which have been found to be important in reducing disease risk. Healthy Nutrition,Prudent Diet,Healthy Diet,Healthy Eating,Healthy Eating Index,Diet, Prudent,Diets, Healthy,Diets, Prudent,Eating, Healthy,Healthy Diets,Healthy Eating Indices,Index, Healthy Eating,Indices, Healthy Eating,Nutrition, Healthy,Prudent Diets
D000073296 Noncommunicable Diseases Diseases which are typically non-infectious in origin and do not transmit from an affected individual to others. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (e.g., heart attacks and stroke), CANCER, chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE and ASTHMA) and DIABETES MELLITUS. Non-communicable Chronic Diseases,Non-communicable Diseases,Non-infectious Diseases,Noninfectious Diseases,Chronic Disease, Non-communicable,Disease, Non-communicable,Non communicable Chronic Diseases,Non communicable Diseases,Non infectious Diseases,Non-communicable Chronic Disease,Non-communicable Disease,Non-infectious Disease,Noncommunicable Disease,Noninfectious Disease
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D014131 Trace Elements A group of chemical elements that are needed in minute quantities for the proper growth, development, and physiology of an organism. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Biometal,Biometals,Trace Element,Trace Mineral,Trace Minerals,Element, Trace,Elements, Trace,Mineral, Trace,Minerals, Trace
D040242 Risk Reduction Behavior Reduction of high-risk choices and adoption of low-risk quantity and frequency alternatives. Risk Reduction,Lifestyle Risk Reduction,Behavior, Risk Reduction,Behaviors, Risk Reduction,Lifestyle Risk Reductions,Risk Reduction Behaviors
D064167 Recommended Dietary Allowances The amounts of various substances in the diet recommended by governmental guidelines as needed to sustain healthy life. Recommended Daily Allowances,Daily Recommended Allowance,Daily Recommended Intake,Dietary Reference Intake,Recommended Daily Allowance,Recommended Daily Intake,Recommended Dietary Allowance,Reference Daily Intake,Allowance, Daily Recommended,Allowance, Recommended Daily,Allowance, Recommended Dietary,Allowances, Daily Recommended,Allowances, Recommended Daily,Allowances, Recommended Dietary,Daily Allowance, Recommended,Daily Allowances, Recommended,Daily Intake, Recommended,Daily Intake, Reference,Daily Intakes, Recommended,Daily Intakes, Reference,Daily Recommended Allowances,Daily Recommended Intakes,Dietary Allowance, Recommended,Dietary Allowances, Recommended,Dietary Reference Intakes,Intake, Daily Recommended,Intake, Dietary Reference,Intake, Recommended Daily,Intake, Reference Daily,Intakes, Daily Recommended,Intakes, Dietary Reference,Intakes, Recommended Daily,Intakes, Reference Daily,Recommended Allowance, Daily,Recommended Allowances, Daily,Recommended Daily Intakes,Recommended Intake, Daily,Recommended Intakes, Daily,Reference Daily Intakes,Reference Intake, Dietary,Reference Intakes, Dietary

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