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Sodium primary functions

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  • Fluid balance
  • Acid/base balance
  • Transmission of nerve impulses
  • Muscle contractions
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Sodium recommended intake

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AI: Adults 1.5 g/day

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Sodium food sources

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Tables salt, pickles, canned soups, snack foods, cured lunch meats, canned tomato products

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Sodium toxicity s/s

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Water retention, high BP, loss of Ca in urine

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Potassium primary functions

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  • Fluid balance
  • Transmission of nerve impulses
  • Muscle contractions
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Potassium recommended intake

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AI: Adults 4.7 g/day

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Potassium food sources

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Most fresh fruits and veggies, potatoes, bananas, tomato juice, orange juice, melons

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Sodium deficiency s/s

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Muscle cramps, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, mental confusion

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Potassium toxicity s/s

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Muscle weakness, vomiting, irregular heartbeat

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Potassium deficiency s/s

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Muscle weakness, paralysis, mental confusion, irregular heartbeat

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Phosphorus primary functions

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  • Fluid balance
  • Bone formation
  • Component of ATP
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Phosphorus recommended intake

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RDA: Adults 700 mg/day

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Phosphorus food sources

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Milk, cheese, yogurt, soy milk and tofu, legumes, nuts, poultry

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Phosphorus toxicity s/s

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Muscle spasms, convulsions, low blood Ca

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Phosphorus deficiency s/s

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Muscle weakness, muscle damage, bone pain, dizziness

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Chloride primary functions

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  • Fluid balance
  • Transmission of nerve impulses
  • Component of HCl
  • Antibacterial
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Chloride recommended intake

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AI: Adults 2.3 g/day

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Chloride food sources

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Table salt

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Chloride toxicity s/s

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None known

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Chloride deficiency s/s

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Dangerous blood acid-base imbalances, irregular heartbeat

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Calcium primary functions

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  • Primary component of bone
  • Acid-base balance
  • Transmission of nerve impulses
  • Muscle contraction
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Calcium recommended intake

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RDA: Adults 19-50 and men 51-70: 1,000 mg/day
Women aged 51-70 and adults 70+: 1,200 mg/day

UL for adults 19-50: 2,500 mg/day
51+: 2,000 mg/day

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Calcium food sources

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Milk, yogurt, cheese (these are the best absorbed form), sardines, collards, spinach, Ca-fortified juices

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Calcium toxicity s/s

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Mineral imbalances, shock, kidney failure, mental confusion

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Calcium deficiency s/s

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Osteoporosis, convulsions, heart failure

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Magnesium primary functions

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  • Component of bone
  • Muscle contractions
  • Assists more than 300 enzymes
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Magnesium recommended intake

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RDA: Men 19-30, 400 mg/day
Men 30+, 420 mg/day

Women 19-30, 310 mg/day
Women 30+, 320 mg/day

UL 350 mg/day (?? women only?)

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Magnesium food sources

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greens, grains, seeds, nuts, legumes

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Magnesium toxicity s/s

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None known

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Magnesium deficiency s/s

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Low blood Ca, muscle spasms or seizures, nausea, weakness, increased risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, T2D

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Sulfur primary functions

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  • Component of certain B-vitamins and amino acids
  • Acid-base balance
  • Detoxification of liver
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Sulfur recommended intake

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No DRI

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Sulfur food sources

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Protein-rich foods

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Sulfur toxicity s/s

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None known

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Sulfur deficiency s/s

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None known

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Fluoride primary functions

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  • Development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones
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Fluoride recommended intake

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RDA: Men, 4 mg/day
Women 3 mg/day

UL: 2.2 mg/day for children aged 4-8
10 mg/day for children 8+

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Fluoride food sources

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Fish, seafood, legumes, whole grains, drinking water (variable)

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Fluoride toxicity s/s

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Fluorosis of teeth

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Fluoride deficiency s/s

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Dental caries, low bone density

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Iron primary functions

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  • Component of hemoglobin in blood cells
  • Component of myoglobin in muscle cells
  • Assists in many enzyme systems
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Iron recommended intake

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RDA: Adult men, 8 mg/day
Women 19-50, 18 mg/day
Women 50+, 8 mg/day

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Iron food sources

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Meat, fish, poultry (these are the best-absorbed form of iron), fortified cereals, legumes, spinach

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Iron toxicity s/s

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, confusion, rapid heartbeat, organ damage, death

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Iron deficiency s/s

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ID microcytic anemia, hyperchromic anemia

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Manganese primary functions

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  • Assists in many enzyme systems

- Synthesis of protein found in bone and cartilage

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Manganese recommended intake

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AI: Men, 2.3 mg/day
Women, 1.8 me/day
UI 11 mg/day for adults

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Manganese food sources

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Whole grains, nuts, leafy veggies, tea

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Manganese toxicity s/s

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Impairment of neuromuscular system

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Manganese deficiency s/s

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Impaired growth and repro function, reduced bone density, impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, skin rash

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Zinc primary functions

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  • Assists more than 100 enzymes
  • Immune system function
  • Growth and sexual maturation
  • Gene regulation
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Zinc recommended intake

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RDA: Men, 11 mg/day
Women 8 mg/day
UI 40 mg/day

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Zinc food sources

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Meat, fish, poultry (best-absorbed form of zinc), fortified cereals, legumes

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Zinc toxicity s/s

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, depressed immune function, reduced absorption of copper

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Zinc deficiency s/s

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Growth retardation, delayed sexual maturation, eye and skin lesions, hair loss, increased incidence of illness and infection

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Chromium primary functions

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  • Glucose transport
  • Metabolism of DNA and RNA
  • Immune function and growth
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Chromium recommended intake

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AI: Men 19-50: 35 µg/day
Men 50+: 30 µg/day
Women 19-50: 25 µg/day
Women 50+: 20 µg/day

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Chromium food sources

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Whole grains, brewers yeast

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Chromium toxicity s/s

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None known

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Chromium deficiency s/s

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Elevated BG and blood lipids, damage to brain and nervous system

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Copper primary functions

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  • Assists many enzyme systems

- Iron transport

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Copper recommended intake

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RDA: Adults 900 µg/day
UL: 10 mg/day

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Copper food sources

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Shellfish, organ meats, nuts, legumes

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Copper toxicity s/s

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, liver damage

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Copper deficiency s/s

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Anemia, reduced levels of WBC, osteoporosis in infants and growing children

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Iodine primary functions

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  • Synthesis of thyroid hormones
  • Temperature regulation
  • Reproduction and growth
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Iodine recommended intake

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RDA: Adults 150 µg/day
UL: 1,100 µg/day

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Iodine food sources

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Iodized salt, saltwater, seafood

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Iodine toxicity s/s

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Iodine deficiency s/s

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Goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism in infant of mother who is deficient

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Molybdenum primary functions

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Assists many enzyme systems

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Molybdenum recommended intake

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RDA: 45 µg/day

UL 2 mg/day

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Molybdenum food sources

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Legumes, nuts, grains

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Molybdenum toxicity s/s

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Symptoms not well defined in humans

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Molybdenum deficiency s/s

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Abnormal metabolism of sulfur-containing compounds

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Selenium primary function

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Required for carbohydrate and fat metabolism

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Selenium recommended intake

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RDA: Adults 55 µg/day

UL 400 µg/day

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Selenium food sources

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Nuts, shellfish, meat, fish, poultry, whole grains

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Selenium toxicity s/s

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Brittle hair and nails, skin rashes, nausea and vomiting, weakness, liver disease

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Selenium deficiency s/s

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Specific forms of heart disease and arthritis, impaired immune function, muscle pain and wasting, depression hostility

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