Minerals Flashcards
What term do you use if a mineral is needed in small amounts.
Trace
List the minerals.
Calcium,iron,flourine,iodine,phosphorus,sodium
What is the function of calcium?
To build strong bones and teeth.
The sources of calcium are……
Milk,cheese, yogurt and tinned fish.
The deficiency disease(s) for calcium ??
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Tooth decay
Function of iron?
To make haemoglobin . It’s found in red blood cells to bring oxygen around the body for energy.
What are the sources of iron that don’t need a vitamin to work?
Red meat and offal
What do you need to have with iron to absorb it in some cases?
Vitamin C
What food can you eat with vitamin C to give you iron?
Egg,bread,cereal,green veg
What is the deficiency disease for lack of iron?
Anaemia ( weak,pale,dizzy , run down ,tired)
What is the function of flourine and were can you get it?
It is for healthy teethhand you get it from drinking water,fish and toothpaste.
What is the deficiency disease for flourine?
Tooth decay
What is the function of iodine?
Needed for a healthy thyroid glana
Were do you get iodine?
See weed ,cereal and milk
The deficiency disease for this is ?
Goite. It is where your throat/neck gets swollen.
