Trace/UT Minerals-Deficiencies

Question 1

Iron (Fe)

Deficiency: ________

Answer 1

Hyperchromic microcytic anemia

Question 2

HYPERCHROMIC MICROCYTIC ANEMIA (Fe deficiency) presents with what THREE symptoms?

Answer 2

fatigue
palor
decreased immunity

Question 3

WHO is AT RISK for HYPERCHROMIC MICROCYTIC ANEMIA? (Fe deficiency) (5)

Answer 3

6 months-2 years
boys 10-19 yrs
male runners
women 10-44
all female athletes

Question 4

Zinc (Zn)

Deficiency: ________ (3)

Answer 4

taste atrophy (no taste)
dermatitis (eczema)
* decreased immunity

Question 5

Copper (Cu)

Deficiency: ________ (4)

Answer 5

Menke’s syndrome (genetic)
skin depigmentation
* decreased immunity
* Iron (Fe) deficiency

Question 6

Selenium (Se)

Deficiency: ________ (2)

Answer 6

Keshan’s Disease (heart disease in kids)

Kashin-Beck Disease (oseoarthritis)

Question 7

KESHAN’S DISEASE is _________
KASHIN-BECK DISEASE causes ________

BOTH are _________ deficiencies

Answer 7

heart disease in kids
osteoarthritis
Selenium (Se)

Question 8

SELENIUM (Se) deficiencies are MOST PREVALENT in ________ (country) and DEPEND on _________

Answer 8

china

soil content

Question 9

Chromium (Cr)

Deficiency: ________

Answer 9

insulin resistance

Question 10

Iodide (I)

Deficiency: ________

Answer 10

goiter

Question 11

Fluoride (F-)

Deficiency: ________ (2)

Answer 11

cavities

osteoporosis

Question 12

What THREE trace mineral deficiencies cause DECREASED IMMUNITY?

Answer 12

Iron (Fe)
Zinc (Zn)
Copper (Cu)