NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Scleroprotein, Retting, Vitamin A

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Inorganic elements that your body needs in order to function. Major minerals you need more than 100mg/day. Trace elements you need less than 100mg/day. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and fluoride are needed for the structure of bone. Iodine is used to make thyroid hormones. Many minerals are needed as cofactors for enzymes. Nutrients involved in bone health: major roles. A major mineral we need >100mg per day. It makes up 1-2% of our body weight! Sources of calcium: milk & milk products, milk alternatives and fortified foods (ie. calcium fortified orange juice, soy milk) Fish eaten with bones (ie. canned salmon, sardines) Dark green veggies (kale, bok choy, chard, broccoli) Absorption of calcium: only about 25% % of the calcium in foods is absorbed. Less if you have a diet low in vitamin d. Your intestines can only absorb about 30% of milk"s worth of calcium at one time: oxylates (greens), phytates (whole grains) and tannins (tea) decrease absorption.

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