Zusammenfassung der Ressource
MINERALS
- 6% of our bodies are made up of minerals
- They are inorganic substances
- Some are needed in larger amounts = "Major Minerals"
- Smaller amounts = "Trace Elements"
- 8 Major Minerals
- 1. Iron
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Magnesium
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Zinc
- Chloride
- 7 Trace Elements
- Manganese
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Iodine
- Fluoride
- Selenim
- Copper
- Diet
- Balanced
- Varied
- = Adequate supply of most minerals
- Requirements RNI
- Each person has different requirements
- Some needs higher amounts of minerals
- Medical conditions
- Recovering from illness
- Athletes
- Functions
- Formation and development of skeleton and teeth
- If in the form of soluble salts they control essential constituents of fluids and cells
- Needed for the components of enzyme systems
- Clotting of blood
- Normal functioning of muscles and nerves