| minerals
Minerals
are
inorganic
compounds
that originate
in the Earth and cannot be made by living systems. They are
divided into macrominerals (bulk elements)
and microminerals (trace elements). Macrominerals are required
in larger amounts than microminerals.
Most
of our minerals come from plants that absorb the minerals from
soil. We also get minerals form from animals sources and water.
Minerals
are essential in adequate amounts as they perform many vital roles
in the body:-
- to
maintain the structure of bones and teeth,
- to
help control many of the body’s processes,
- as
parts of various compounds,
- and
as dissolved ions in body fluids
| Macrominerals |
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| Calcium
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Phosphorous
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Magnesium
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Sodium
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| Chloride
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Potassium
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Sulphur |
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| Microminerals |
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| Iodine |
Iron |
Zinc |
Copper |
Fluoride |
| Selenium |
Chromium |
Cobalt |
Molybdenum |
Manganese |
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