This document provides an overview of minerals and their classification and roles in the body. It discusses major and trace minerals, how minerals serve as cofactors and electrolytes, factors that can interfere with mineral absorption, and key minerals like calcium and bone health. Calcium is especially important and is needed for nerve function, muscle contraction, blood pressure regulation, and hormone release. The document outlines calcium intake recommendations, dietary sources of calcium, and supplements. It also discusses osteoporosis risk factors and the role of calcium and vitamin D in bone health.
This document provides an overview of minerals and their classification and roles in the body. It discusses major and trace minerals, how minerals serve as cofactors and electrolytes, factors that can interfere with mineral absorption, and key minerals like calcium and bone health. Calcium is especially important and is needed for nerve function, muscle contraction, blood pressure regulation, and hormone release. The document outlines calcium intake recommendations, dietary sources of calcium, and supplements. It also discusses osteoporosis risk factors and the role of calcium and vitamin D in bone health.
This document provides an overview of minerals and their classification and roles in the body. It discusses major and trace minerals, how minerals serve as cofactors and electrolytes, factors that can interfere with mineral absorption, and key minerals like calcium and bone health. Calcium is especially important and is needed for nerve function, muscle contraction, blood pressure regulation, and hormone release. The document outlines calcium intake recommendations, dietary sources of calcium, and supplements. It also discusses osteoporosis risk factors and the role of calcium and vitamin D in bone health.
This document provides an overview of minerals and their classification and roles in the body. It discusses major and trace minerals, how minerals serve as cofactors and electrolytes, factors that can interfere with mineral absorption, and key minerals like calcium and bone health. Calcium is especially important and is needed for nerve function, muscle contraction, blood pressure regulation, and hormone release. The document outlines calcium intake recommendations, dietary sources of calcium, and supplements. It also discusses osteoporosis risk factors and the role of calcium and vitamin D in bone health.
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Focus on: Minerals
Nutrients: Energy Yiel ding or Not?
!"#$%&'# )%&*+, -'&$./0 Yes No Macronutrients Carbohydrates 4 kcal/gram Fats 9 kcal/gram Protein 4 kcal/gram Micronutrients Vitamins Minerals Miscellaneous Water Alcohol 7 kcal/gram Micronutrients o needed ln smaller amounLs ln Lhe body o Smaller amounLs = Mllllgrams (mg) or Mlcrograms (mcg or g) o non-energy yleldlng & lncludes: vlLamlns Mlnerals Mineral Cl assification Major Minerals More than 100 mg/day required by diet Present in the body in amounts > 0.01% body weight Sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur Trace Minerals Less than 100 mg/day required by diet Present in the body in amounts < 0.01% body weight Iron, copper, zinc, selenium, iodine, chromium, fluoride, manganese, molybdenum & others Mineral s Over view o Mlnerals are elemenLs needed by Lhe body ln small amounLs for healLh and malnLenance. o Mlnerals are avallable ln unprocessed foods, some processed foods and dleLary supplemenLs. o 1o malnLaln healLh, mlnerals musL be consumed ln Lhe correcL proporuons. Mineral s Over view (cont. ) o 8ecause cerLaln mlnerals can be Loxlc lf Laken ln Loo hlgh an amounL, safe upper lnLake levels have been esLabllshed o Mlnerals acL as cofacLors and serve as elecLrolyLes Mi neral s as Cof actors 1. Mlneral cofacLor comblnes wlLh lncompleLe enzyme Lo form acuve enzyme 2. Acuve enzyme blnds Lo molecules ln chemlcal reacuon (compounds A & 8) & acceleraLes Lhelr Lransformauon lnLo producLs A & 8 3. llnal producLs released & enzyme sLays unchanged !"#$%& ()*% +#),) -. /)00)"%) Mineral s as El ectrol ytes o lncludes sodlum, poLasslum & chlorlde o LlecLrolyLes conLrol nerve lmpulse conducuon o Pelp malnLaln pP balance, prevenLs acldosls & alkalosls Mineral Absor ption Interference !"#$%& ()*% +#),) -. /)00)"%)
123*3#&, - found ln greens and chocolaLes lnhlblL calclum and lron absorpuon 43''%', - found ln Lea and some gralns can lnLerfere wlLh lron absorpuon 56/78 38%+ 9:6/#3#&,; - found ln soy, bran, whole gralns can lnLerfere wlLh absorpuon of calclum, zlnc, lron and magneslum Cal cium o 99 calclum ln Lhe body found ln solld mlneral deposlLs ln bones & LeeLh o 1 found ln lnLracellular uld, blood & exLracellular uld o Pelps LransmlL nerves, conLracL muscles, regulaLe blood pressure & release hormones Cal cium Deficiency o Low bone mlneral denslLy o CsLeopenla o CsLeoporosls o lncreased rlsk of fracLure Cal cium Excess o uL ls 2,300 mg o SupplemenLs can cause gas, bloaung, consupauon o Plgh lnLake can lncrease rlsk of kldney sLones o Plgh lnLake can lncrease urlnary & blood calclum levels and cause headaches, kldney fallure, ussue calclcauon & reduced absorpuon of oLher mlnerals Cal cium Nutrient Needs o lor adulLs 19-30 years: 8uA 1,000 mg/day o lor adulLs over age 31: 1,200 mg/day Average uS lnLake: o 800 mg/day for women o 1,000 mg/day for men Dietar y Sources of Cal cium <&,# ,="$8&,> +3%$/? o Mllk o ?ogurL o Cheese !='@+3%$/ ,="$8&,? o uark green leafy vegeLables, almonds, legumes, sardlnes, canned salmon wlLh bones, forued [ulces Cal cium Suppl ements A&8=BB&'+&+ C=$? o LacLose lnLoleranL o Mllk allergles o Cvo-vegeLarlans o vegans o Low calclum dleLs o keep Lo 300 mg/less per dose o Avold producLs conLalnlng alumlnum or magneslum (lncrease calclum loss) o Calclum carbonaLe: 40 calclum, Lake wlLh food o Calclum clLraLe: 21 calclum, doesn'L requlre food Bone Mass & Osteoporosis o eak bone mass achleved by age 30 o Aer 30 - bone resorpuon occurs aL raLe fasLer Lhan bone synLhesls o 1hls leads Lo reducuon ln bone mass & bone mlneral denslLy (8Mu) o CsLeoporosls - low bone mlneral denslLy LhaL leads Lo porous & fraglle bones Bone Mass & Osteoporosis !"#$%& ()*% +#),) -. /)00)"%) A%,D E38#=$ 1,#&=:=$=,%, A%,D Cender lracLures from C are 2x as common ln women as ln men Men are larger, heavler, have greaLer peak bone mass Women lose more bone due Lo posLmenopausal bone loss Age 8one loss ls normal parL of aglng 8lsk of bone loss lncreases wlLh age 8ace 1hose of Afrlcan descenL have more dense bones Lhan Caucaslans or SouLheasL Aslans lamlly hlsLory lamlly member wlLh osLeoporosls lncreases your rlsk 8ody slze 1hln/llghL lndlvlduals aL hlgher rlsk because have less bone mass Smoklng 1obacco weakens bones Alcohol abuse Long Lerm alcohol abuse reduces bone formauon Long Lerm alcohol abuse lnLerferes wlLh body's ablllLy Lo absorb calclum uleL uleL low ln calclum & vlLamln u plays role ln developmenL of osLeoporosls Low calclum lnLake durlng bone formauon years leads Lo lower bone mass Low calclum lnLake durlng adulLhood can acceleraLe bone loss For More Infor mation o Medllne lus, Mlnerals: hup://www.nlm.nlh.gov/medllneplus/mlnerals.hLml o vlLamlns & Mlnerals: undersLandlng 1helr 8ole, Parvard PealLh: hup://www.helpgulde.org/harvard/vlLamlns_and_mlnerals.hLm o lAC Puman vlLamln & Mlneral 8equlremenLs: hup://www.fao.org/docrep/004/?2809L/ y2809e00.P1M#ConLenLs o uS nauonal lnsuLuLes of PealLh, Cmce of uleLary SupplemenLs, Calclum: hup://ods.od.nlh.gov/facLsheeLs/Calclum-CulcklacLs/