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APPENDIX I
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Some Important Minerals Required by the Body
MINERAL
FOOD SOURCE
FUNCTION
DAILY ALLOWANCE
RESULT OF DEFICIENCY
Calcium
1g
Milk, cheese, leafy vegetable
Rickets, bone demineralisation
Formation of bones and teeth; blood clotting; muscle contraction; nerve conduction Formation of bones and teeth, energy metabolism, nerve and muscle action Nerve and muscle action
Milk, cheese
1.5 g.
102
Phosphorus
For Private & Personal Use Only
Bone demineralisation; metabolic disorders Abnormalities of heart action, nerve disorders
Potassium
Most foods
1 to 2 g.
Sodium
Most foods, table salt 2.5 g.
Acid-base balance, fluid Weakness, cramps, balance
diarrhea, dehydration Constituent of haemoglobin Anemia, digestive dismyoglobin and enzymes orders
Iron
Whole wheat, beans, 18 mg. peas, spinach, prumes
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