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19 Cards in this Set
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MINERALS |
INORGANIC SUBSTANCES NEEDED FOR BUILDING TISSUES AND REGULATING BODY FUNCTIONS. |
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CALCIUM & PHOSPHORUS |
MOST ABUNDANT
STRONG BONES & TEETH |
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IODINE SOURCES |
SEAFOOD & IODIZED SALT |
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IODINE FUNCTION |
USED TO PRODUCE THYROXINE WHICH CONTROLS METABOLISM |
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TYPES OF MINERALS |
MACROMINERALS MICROMINERALS |
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MICROMINERALS |
THOSE NEEDED IN SMALLER AMOUNTS:
COPPER SELENIUM POTASSIUM CHLORINE MAGNESIUM |
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MACROMINERALS |
NEEDED IN LARGER AMOUNTS:
CALCIUM IRON PHOSPHORUS SODIUM FLOURINE ZINC IODINE |
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CALCIUM DEFICIENCIES |
OSTEOPOROSIS
IRREGULAR MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS BLOOD NOT CLOTTING |
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PHOSPHORUS SOURCES |
SODAS FOODS THAT ARE HIGH IN PROTEIN |
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MINERALS: PRIMARY FUNCTION |
REGULATE & ENABLE BODY FUNCTIONS |
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CALCIUM SOURCES |
MILK
YOGURT DARK GREE LEAFY VEGETABLES |
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IRON FUNCTION |
TO HELP PRODUCE RED BLOOD CELLS |
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ZINC SOURCES |
MEATS, LEGUMES, AND WHOLE GRAINS |
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SODIUM FUNCTION |
FLUID BALANCE
TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES |
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IRON SOURCES |
ORGAN MEATS LEAN MEATS LEGUMES DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES EGGS |
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ZINC FUNCTION |
NORMAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM |
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IRON DEFICIENCY |
ANEMIA: EXTREME FATIGUE, PALE SKIN, POOR APPETITE |
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EXCESSIVE SODIUM |
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE |
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SODIUM SOURCES |
PROCESSED FOODS TABLE SALT |
