{"id":25447,"date":"2020-07-02T07:21:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T07:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=25447"},"modified":"2023-06-11T10:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:08:36","slug":"heavy-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/heavy-metals\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy metals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Metals with a high density that are toxic or poisonous at low concentrations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Metals, such as mercury, arsenic, lead, nickel, and zinc, that may enter the human food chain from industrial pollution slowly accumulate in the body and adversely affect the nervous system.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Metals such as mercury, lead, chromium, cadmium, and arsenic that have known toxic effects on internal organs, such as the kidneys, brain, bone, or retina.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An element among the group of 23 chemical elements characterized by a specific gravity (a measure of density) at least five times greater than that of water.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metals with a high density that are toxic or poisonous at low concentrations. 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