Dietary+Minerals

Dietary minerals are chemical elements required by living organisms. this excludes carbon hydrogen nitrogen and oxygen. As many as 26 different elements have been suggested to be used by mammals but not all of them have a well defined biochemical function. Elements that do have a know biochemical effect. Potassium Chlorine Sodium Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Iron Manganese Copper Iodine Selenium Molybdenum