Dietary Minerals
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Dietary Minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms for the biochemical reactions involved in metabolism. Micronutrients are dietary minerals which are needed in very small quantities and macronutrients are required in relatively larger quantities. Micronutrients are also referred to as trace elements. The common trace elements are iron, cobalt, chromium, copper, iodine,...
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Chelated Minerals are minerals that have been chemically attached to amino acids. This makes them easier to absorb. Chelated minerals are generally found in better dog foods.
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Chemical Element – A pure substance comprising of one kind of atom. The substance is in its most basic form and therefore cannot be broken down into another substance. There are 100 chemical elements, 92 occur naturally.
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In dogs, small amounts of cardiac glycosides slow down and strengthen the beat of the heart. They do this by blocking the sodium-potassium pumps of heart cells which leads to a delay in the electrical signal between the atrium and ventricles. Excess intracellular sodium that builds up due to the blockage is then exchanged for extracellular calcium by another system, which induces stronger heart...
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