NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Multivitamin, Calcium Carbonate, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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Inorganic elements that your body needs in order to function. Major minerals- you need more than 100 mg/day. Trace elements- you need less than 100 mg/day. Structural roles: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and fluoride are needed for the. Regulatory roles: iodine is used to make thyroid hormones. Iron is needed for oxygen transport in red blood cells. Many minerals are needed as cofactors for enzymes. Hydroxyapatite: calcium and phosphorus crystals deposited in protein matrix of the bone to help give bone strength. Collagen (a fibrous protein that helps make up bone) Minor roles: magnesium, vitamin k, vitamin a, protein, fluoride. A major mineral- we need >1000 mg/day. It makes up 1-2% of our body weight. Milk alternatives and fortified foods (i. e. calcium fortified orange juice, soy milk) Dark green veggies (kale, bok choy, chard, broccoli) Fish eaten with bones ( i. e. canned salmon, sardines tofu. Only 25% of calcium in foods is absorbed.

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