NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Creatinine, Multivitamin

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Minerals and bone health: wednesday march 23, 201. 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. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and fluoride are needed for the structure of bones. Many minerals are needed as cofactors for enzymes. A major mineral: we need >1000mg per day. It makes up 1-2% of our body weight. Milk alternatives and fortified juices (calcium fortified orange juice, soy milk) Dark green veggies (kale, bok choy, chard, broccoli) Only about 25% of the calcium in foods is absorbed. Less if you have a diet low in vitamin d. Your intestines can only absorb about 30% of milks worth of calcium at one time. Oxylates (greens), phytates (whole grains) and tannins (tea) decrease absorption. Avoid taking zinc, iron or magnesium supplements when you"re eating a source of calcium. Milk alternatives (soy, rice, almond or coconut milk, yogurt or cheese)

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