| Dietary Minerals are the chemical elements
required by living organisms, other than the four elements Carbon, Hydrogen,
Nitrogen, and Oxygen which are omnipresent in organic molecules. They can be
either bulk minerals (required in relatively large amounts) or trace
minerals (required only in minute amounts). These
can be naturally occurring in food or added in elemental or mineral form,
such as calcium carbonate or sodium chloride. Some of these additives come
from natural sources such as ground oyster shells. Sometimes minerals are
added to the diet separately from food, as vitamin and mineral supplements
and in dirt eating, called pica or geophagy. [more]
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List of nutritional minerals
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calcium
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maintains strong bones and
healthy teeth. Helps metabolise your body's iron..Keeps your heart beating
regularly. |
800 to 1200 mg
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milk, cheese, yoghurt,
soyabeans, sardines, peanuts, sunflower seeds, dried beans |
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chlorine |
helps keep you to stay supple |
10 g
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table salt, kelp, olives |
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copper |
keeps up your energy by aiding iron
absorption |
2 mg
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dried beans and peas, whole
wheat, prunes, calf and beef liver, most sea food |
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Fluorine |
Strengthens bones |
1mg
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fluoride drinking water, sea
food |
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iron |
promotes resistance to disease prevents
fatigue |
10 - 18mg for adults
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beef kidney, heart and
liver, raw clams, dried peaches, red meat, egg yolks, nuts, beans,
asparagus, oatmeal |
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magnesium |
promotes a healthy cardio-vascular
system |
300 - 400 mg
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figs, lemons, grapefruit,
yellow corn, almonds, nuts, seeds, apples, dark green vegetables |
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manganese |
helps prevent fatigue..Aids muscle
reflexes |
2.5 to 7 mg
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nuts, leafy vegetables,
peas, beetroot, egg yolks, whole grain cereals |
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phosphorous |
helps the body repair itself |
800 - 1200 mg
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fish, poultry, whole grains,
egg, nuts, seeds |
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potassium |
assists in reducing blood pressure |
900 mg
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oranges, lemons, grapefruit,
green leafy vegetables, bananas, potatoes, sunflower seeds |
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selenium |
helps the tissues retain its
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50 - 100 mcg
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wheat germ, bran, tuna,
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elasticity |
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onions, tomatoes, broccoli |
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sodium |
helps your muscles to
function |
over 14g can produce |
kitchen salt, shellfish,
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toxic effect |
carrots, dried beef |
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zinc |
governs the contractility of
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15 mg
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steak, lamb chops, brewer's
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muscles |
yeast, pumpkin seeds, eggs |
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Dietary supplement pyramid
Vitamins in Food
Botanicals
Minerals
Beta Carotene
Bioflavonoids
Biotin Vitamin H
Choline
CoQ 10
Essential Fatty Acids
Folic Acid Vitamin B9
Hesperidin
Inositol
PABA
Rutin
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B15
Vitamin B17
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin F Unsaturated Fats
Vitamin G Nutritional Yeast
Vitamin J Choline
Vitamin K
Vitamin P Rutin Are you looking for
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Appropriate intake levels of each
dietary mineral must be
sustained to maintain physical health. Excessive intake of a dietary mineral
may either lead to illness directly or indirectly because of the competitive
nature between mineral levels in the body. For example, large doses of zinc
are not really harmful unto themselves, but will lead to a harmful copper
deficiency (unless compensated for, as in the Age-Related Eye Disease
Study). Food sources
 | Dairy products, calcium-fortified foods, canned fish with
bones, and green leafy vegetables for calcium |
| Nuts, soy beans, and cocoa for magnesium |
| Table salt (sodium chloride, the main source), sea
vegetables, milk, and spinach for sodium |
| Legumes, whole grains, potatoes with skin, tomatoes,
bananas, etc. for potassium |
| Table salt is the main dietary source for chlorine
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| Meat, eggs, and legumes for sulfur |
| Red meat, leafy green vegetables, tuna, salmon, eggs, dried
fruits, beans, and whole and enriched grains for iron |
A large body of research suggests that humans often can
benefit from mineral supplementation. This is especially true for humans
consuming a low variety of foods. Vitamins and minerals are interdependent,
requiring the presence of one another for full benefit; taking a multivitamin
without minerals is not nearly as effective as taking one with minerals.
Extensive university research also demonstrates that the most bioavailable form
of supplemental mineral is the chelated mineral (one that is bonded to a
specific-size amino acid).
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