Biological Importance of Microelements in the Human Body

Abstract

The human body essentially needs chemical elements for various biochemical processes and metabolic reactions. Microelements are also essential in the human body to perform essential functions in the human body. Research objectives: to study the biological significance of microelements in the human body that are part of the structure of biologically active substances: enzymes, hormones and vitamins. A literature review was carried out on the importance of microelements in the human body, examples of diseases that occur with a deficiency and excess of microelements in the body are given. A lack of microelements leads to serious diseases of the body as they are involved in the metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, protein synthesis in the body, heat exchange, hematopoiesis, bone formation, reproduction, and immune reactions. When consuming refined foods, the lack of microelements and vitamins can be eliminated by taking multivitamin-mineral complexes.