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Recommended Mineral Intake (Nutritions Tools)
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Recommended Mineral Intake is a wonderful interactive. It helps us to understand the functions of various minerals, their roles to create different actions in the body and their source.
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few interesting facts : |
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The mineral Iodine
is abundant in sea foods and green vegetables.
Severe deficiency of iodine causes goitre.
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Chromium is a mineral which works with insulin to help the body use glucose.
Whole grain products such as milk and cheese are good sources of chromium.
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Copper helps the body produce hemoglobin, to transport oxygen in red blood cells.
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Potassium helps maintain blood pressure, transmits nerve impulses and aids in muscle contraction.
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Deficiency of Calcium can affect bone density
and increases risk for osteoporosis.
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