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Recommended Mineral Intake

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 Recommended Mineral Intake is a wonderful interactive. It helps us to understand the functions of various minerals, their roles to create different actions in the body and their source.
Recommended Mineral Intake
A few interesting facts
1. The mineral Iodine is abundant in sea foods and green vegetables. Severe deficiency of iodine causes goitre.
2. Chromium is a mineral which works with insulin to help the body use glucose.Milk and Cheese are good sources of chromium.
3. Copper helps the body produce hemoglobin, to transport oxygen in red blood cells.
4. Potassium helps maintain blood pressure, transmits nerve impulses and aids in muscle contraction.
5. Deficiency of Calcium can affect bone density and increases risk for osteoporosis.
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