Minerals
- Created by: Grace Millward
- Created on: 09-08-20 17:56
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- Minerals
- Micronutrient
- Needed in the body in small amounts
- Calcium
- Calcium is an important nutrient for strong bones and muscles and prevents blood clots
- Sources
- Broccoli
- Green beans
- Leeks
- Celery
- Avocado
- Deficiency
- leads to Osteoporosis when bones become brittle and weak from loss of tissue
- Rickets
- From a lack of Vitamin D or Calcium both essential to normal bone development
- poor growth and soft, weak bones that can lead to bone deformities
- Iron
- Sources
- Beef
- Pork
- Liver
- Nuts
- Green leafy veg
- Dried Fruit
- Supplies your body with oxygen making hemoglobin in red blood cells
- Helps brain function
- Production of energy,the hemogoblin bind to the oxygen going to the cells which break down glucose into energy
- Deficiency
- Anemia,dizzy,lethargic,tried
- Sources
- Micronutrient
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