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arsenic's role as a trace element essential to human health
==Arsenic as an essential trace element==
==Arsenic as an essential trace element==
Despite Arsenic’s reputation as a highly toxic substance, this element may actually be necessary for good health. Studies of animals such as chickens, rats, goats and pigs show that it is necessary for proper growth, development and reproduction. In these studies, the main symptom of not getting enough arsenic was retarded growth and development.<ref> [http://www.mii.org/periodic/LifeElement.html The Role of Elements in Life Processes | Mineral Information Institute]</ref>
Scientists have been examining arsenic's role as a trace element essential to human health.
:Despite Arsenic’s reputation as a highly toxic substance, this element may actually be necessary for good health. Studies of animals such as chickens, rats, goats and pigs show that it is necessary for proper growth, development and reproduction. In these studies, the main symptom of not getting enough arsenic was retarded growth and development.<ref> [http://www.mii.org/periodic/LifeElement.html The Role of Elements in Life Processes | Mineral Information Institute]</ref>
:... your brain actually requires tiny concentrations of arsenic - rat poison - to function properly.<ref> [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/27/health-scare-hocus-pocus/]</ref>
:... your brain actually requires tiny concentrations of arsenic - rat poison - to function properly.<ref> [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/27/health-scare-hocus-pocus/]</ref>