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MINERAL
FOOD SOURCE
DAILY ALLOWANCE
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Magnesium
Green vegetables
400 mg.
Most foods
Copper Manganese
2 mg. Unknown
Normal diet
FUNCTION
RESULT OF
DEFICIENCY Neuro muscular transm- Hyper-irritability ission, a factor in metabo- vasodilation. Excesses lism of glucose and A.T.P. bloc nerve conduction. Synthesis of haemoglobin. Anemia Activates enzymes
Infertility, menstrual
irrgularities Part of enzymes, partici- Retarded growth and pation in Co2 transport, sexual maturation, derdigestion
matitis Constituent of vitamin B2 Anemia Hydrochloric acid
Diturbance of fluid chloride shift
balance
Zinc
Most foods
15 g.
103
For Private & Personal Use Only
Cobalt Chlorine
Most foods, tap water Most foods, table salt
1 mg. 3.5g.
Iodine
Iodized salt
0.25 mg.
Hypothyroidism goitre
Formation of thyroid hormones Strengthens teeth and มมัiิง
Fluorin
Drinking water
Unknown
Dental caries, weak bones
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mg. Thousandth part of a gram.
