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Minerals Basics Flashcards

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Minerals definition

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inorganic elements essential to life processes

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Mineral sources

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Soil
Plants
Water
Animals

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Mineral Primary Fcns (3)

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  1. Growth & development
  2. Metabolic Regulations
  3. Energy
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Minerals and Growth/dvlpmt

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Dvlps:

  • bone
  • teeth
  • muscles
  • hemaglobin
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Minerals and Metabolic regulation

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Metalloenzymes
Examples:
-cytochrome enzymes facilitate ATP production
-part of antioxidant enzymes

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Metalloenzymes

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mineral components of enzymes

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Minerals and Energy

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comparable to vitamins

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Deficiency stages

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  1. Preliminary stage
  2. Biochemical deficiency
  3. Physiological deficiency
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Macrominerals (7)

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RDI or AI > 100mg/day

  1. Ca2+
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Mg2+
  4. Na+
  5. Cl-
  6. K+
  7. Sulfur
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