Minerals Flashcards
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Minerals that require greater than 100 milligrams per day are called
Major minerals
Minerals with a daily requirement of less than 100 milligrams per day are called
Trace minerals
What is the major source of minerals in our diet
Animal products
What is the major positive ion found outside cells?
Sodium
2 functions of sodium
Fluid balance and nerve impulse transmission
What disorder is associated with consuming excesss sodium
Hypertension
What is the major positive ion found inside cells
Potassium
What is the name of low blood potassium
Hypokalemia
What is the major negative ion found outside the cells
Chloride
What does Chloride do
Digestion as part of stomach acid & immune & nerve function
Functions of Calcium (5)
Bone structure, blood clotting, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, cell metabolism
What is calcium absorption enhanced by
Stomach acid and Vitamin D hormone
What does phosphorus do
Aids in enzyme function & Forms a key part in metabolic compounds, cell membranes, bones
Food sources for Magnesium
Plants
Which type of Iron is better absorbed
Heme Iron from animals
What aids in nonheme iron absorption
Vitamin C & Heme Iron
Function of Iron
Synthesizing hemoglobin y myoglobin and action of the immune system.
What is Iron deficiency called
Anemia
What does anemia do
Decreases the amount of oxygen carried by the blood
A genetic order that results in iron toxicity
Hemochromatosis
Zincs function
Aids in the action of 200 enzymes
Good sources of zinc
Seafood, beef, seed and grains
Function of Selenium
Deceases free-radicals
Selenium acts along with ______ in providing antioxidant protection
Vitamin E
