Colloidal mineral nutrients and health habits -A review

Mineral supplements enhance in retention of nutrients and metabolic rate with a variety of biochemical activities sustaining nutritional status¹. Depletion of minerals in our foodstuffs with the use of commercial fertilizers increase in malnutrition and degenerative metabolic diseases. Another factor is the excess of any one mineral which may causes the deficiency of another mineral due to their competence for absorption. The absorption of colloidal minerals depends on various factors which include chemical stability, solubility and are better boiavailable than minerals to avoid life-threatening imbalances. Commercial mineral supplements are available in many varieties in solid and liquid forms and they are highly absorbable when taken with food due to their small surface area, low intestinal motility and relative charge². A study has been made on colloidal mineral particles make it effective dietary supplements. These colloidal supplements contain powerful antioxidants which can be easily metabolized by human. These micronutrients and micro minerals dietary supplements help in improving efficiency in children and adolescents. An attempt has been made to study various colloidal dietary supplements and how these are helpful in growth and metabolism of body. In India, various metabolites are available in market. Need to develop awareness among people, its cost, supply and beneficial to people. Use of these colloidal dietary supplements continues to have an impact in reducing the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies.