FDNS 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Dietary Reference Intake, Salt, Heme

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: FDNS 2100
• Professor: Paige Berger

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If salt sensitive , sodium intake increases the risk of hypertension. The more salt a person eats, the higher the blood pressure rises (hypertension) As blood pressure rises, the risk of death from cardiovascular disease steadily increases. Major anion (-) outside of the cell. Sulfur is not used as a nutrient by itself, but is a part of other compounds. All protein-containing foods (both animal and plant proteins) Called microminerals, needed by the body in tiny amounts. Iodine, iron, zinc, selenium, fluoride, chromium, copper, manganese, molybdenum. Trace minerals content of food depends on soil, water, and processing. Deficiencies are typically related to growth impairments (failure to thrive and grow); this is because they are used in all body systems. Trace minerals are toxic at intakes not far about estimated requirements. Interactions among them are common; if you take too much of one, it can lead to a deficiency in another. Part of hemoglobin and myoglobin; caries and releases oxygen.