Where is the Amazon located? The Amazon River basin covers parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, totalling about 40 percent of South America. The Amazon River itself runs west to east from Iquitos in Peru, across Brazil and to the Atlantic Ocean. Full Answer >.
Iron is an important micronutrient that ensures the development of normal red blood cells and healthy immune function. Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional deficiency in the world â affecting the very poor, especially women â and is the cause of about half of all cases of anaemia.
The macrominerals are the seven main (hence the term âmacroâ) minerals your body needs to function properly. They are part of the micronutrient family (a group of nutrients which includes vitamins and minerals). Micronutrients are distinguished from macronutrients because they contain no calories and are required in much smaller amounts.