FNU 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Spinach, Menkes Disease, Red Color

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8:49 am: minerals are important because they serve as structural components and regulators of body processes. Calcium- responsible for health of bones: works hand in hand with vitamin d, major minerals. Ca, phosphorous, magnesium, na, cl, k, sulfur: minor (trace) minerals. Iodine, zinc, iron, copper, fluoride, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, manganese: minerals are widespread in food sources. Iv: most common deficiency is iron, followed by calcium, megadoses can be toxic. Ex: removal of skin from fruit to make juice--> loss of iron, cu, zn, magnesium. Ex: dairies- cows udders are dipped in iodine to sanitize them, and some of this iodine ends up in the milk. Bioavailability- the extent or degree at which a substance is absorbed by the body. Animal sources of minerals are better absorbed than plant sources. The presence of one mineral can affect the absorption of another. Calcium, magnesium, copper, and iron compete for the same absorption sites.

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