| Minerals Minerals are essential for body functioning and structure. They
help to build body tissues (e.g. bone) or to regulate metabolic activities.
| Mineral |
What it does |
Where it is found |
Deficiency symptoms |
| Calcium |
Needed for bones and teeth formation and
blood clotting |
Milk; cheese; dairy products |
Rickets; bleeding |
| Iron |
Needed to produce blood cells |
Liver; kidney; meat; green vegetable; eggs |
Anaemia |
| Iodine |
Essential for the body's hormones |
Seafood; sea salt |
Goitre (swellings
in the neck) |
Water & Fibres
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NUTRITION ==> CARBOHYDRATES | LIPIDS | PROTEINS | VITAMINS | MINERALS | WATER & FIBRES | HEALTHY
DIET | FOOD ADDITIVES
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