Minerals are inorganic nutrients, usually required in small amounts from less than 1 to 2500
mg per day, depending on the mineral. As with vitamins and other essential food nutrients …

Iron is required for appropriate behavioral organization. Iron deficiency results in poor brain
myelination and impaired monoamine metabolism. Glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid …

Abstract Three Moroccan date seeds (Phoenix dactylifera L.) varieties (Majhoul, Boufgous
and Bousthammi) were evaluated for their proximate, phytochemical and nutrient …

Objective To study the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizures.
Design Case control study. Setting Pediatric department of a tertiary care teaching hospital …

Date syrup is the most common processed date product in Morocco, produced from surplus
date fruit of inferior grades, which are not accepted by the food iandustry and sold at low …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is high nutrient demanding crop but sensitive to zinc (Zn) deficiency in
soil. Application of Zn fertilizers could be a viable option to fulfill the crop demand for Zn and …

The recognition that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurodevelopment is widely accepted.
The original hypothesis was coined more than 30 years ago and the wealth of supportive …

Micronutrient deficiency in the human body, popularly known as “hidden hunger”, causes
many health problems. It presently affects> 2 billion people worldwide, especially in South …

African yam bean (AYB) is an important but neglected and underutilized crop producing
edible seeds and tubers. The poor awareness of the nutritional values of AYB constitutes …

Trace amounts of potentially toxic metals can be either intentionally added to cosmetics or
present as impurities in the raw materials. In the present study, the levels of lead, cadmium …