chapter 12 & 13 the minerals the minerals - an overview inorganic elements retain their chemical...
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Chapter 12 & 13
THE MINERALS
The Minerals - An Overview
• Inorganic elements• Retain their chemical identity in the
body• Can be toxic if taken in excess• Variable bioavailability
– Binders that prevent absorption•Phytates•Oxalates
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The Minerals
Sodium• Chief functions in the body
-Principal extracellular cation– Maintains normal fluid and
electrolyte balance– Assists in nerve impulse
transmission and muscle contraction
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Sodium• 1989 estimated minimum requirement for
adults: 500 mg/day• Daily Value (used on food labels): 2400
mg/day• Sources:
-Table salt: 1 tsp. NaCl=~2 gm Na -Large amounts in processed or cured
foods -Soy sauce-Moderate amounts in meats, milks,
breads, and vegetables
Sodium
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Sodium• Deficiency symptoms
– Muscle cramps, mental apathy, loss of appetite
• Toxicity symptoms– Edema, acute hypertension
• High intake may contribute to high blood pressure
• High intake also associated with calcium/bone loss (osteoporosis)
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Potassium• Principal intracellular cation• Chief functions in the body
– Maintains normal fluid and electrolyte balance
– Regulates acid-base balance– Facilitates many reactions– Supports cell integrity– Assists in nerve impulse transmission
and muscle contractions (especially heart)
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Potassium
• 1989 estimated minimum requirement for adults:2000 mg/day
• Recommendation: 3500 mg/day
• Significant sources– All whole foods– Meats, milks, fruits,
vegetables, grains, legumes
– Salt substitutes
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Potassium• Deficiency-usually results from
excessive losses due to diabetic acidosis, dehydration, prolonged N/V, certain medications (diuretics, cathartics, steroids)
• Symptoms:– Muscular weakness– Paralysis– Confusion– Associated with high blood pressure
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Potassium
• Toxicity-unlikely unless supplement abuse or kidney disease
• Symptoms– Muscular weakness– Vomiting– If given into a vein, can stop the heart
Calcium• Most abundant mineral in the body• Chief functions in the body
– Mineralization of bones and teeth– Involved in muscle contraction and
relaxation, nerve functioning, blood clotting
– Blood pressure, immune defenses
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Calcium Balance
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Calcium• 1997 adequate intake (AI)
– Adults 19-50 years: 1000 mg/day– Adults 51 & older: 1200 mg/day
-Postmenopausal women: 1500 mg/day
• Upper level for adults:2500 mg/day
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Calcium• Significant sources
– Milk and milk products
– Small fish (canned with bones)
– Tofu (bean curd), greens (broccoli, chard), legumes
– Calcium-fortified products
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Calcium• Deficiency symptoms
–Stunted growth in children–Bone loss (osteoporosis) in adults
–Hypertension
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Osteoporosis & Calcium8X more common in women due to lower
intakes, smaller body size & less bone mass; loss begins earlier & accelerates after menopause
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Osteoporosis & Calcium
• Dietary calcium is the key to prevention
• Other nutrients play a supporting role
• Physical activity and body weight• Smoking and alcohol
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Calcium• Toxicity symptoms
– Constipation– Increased risk of urinary stone
formation and kidney dysfunction
– Interference with absorption of other minerals
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Phosphorus• 2nd most abundant mineral in the body• Chief functions in the body:
– Mineralization of bones and teeth– Part of every cell– Important in genetic material, part of
phospholipids– Used in energy metabolism– Used in buffer systems that maintain
acid-base balance– Phospholipids – transport of fats
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Phosphorous
• 1997 RDA for adults:700 mg/day
• Upper level for adults (19-70 years): 4000 mg/day
• Significant sources– All animal tissues (meat, fish,
poultry, eggs, milk), whole grains, legumes
Phosphorous
• Deficiency symptoms– Muscular weakness, bone pain
• Toxicity symptoms– Calcification of nonskeletal tissues,
particularly the kidneys
Magnesium• Chief functions in the body
– Bone mineralization– Component of teeth– Critical to enzymes for energy/protein
metabolism– Muscle relaxation/contraction– Nerve impulse transmission– Building of protein– Functioning of immune system
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Magnesium• 1997 RDA
– Men (19-30 years): 400 mg/day– Women (19-30 years): 310 mg/day
• Upper level for adults: 350 mg nonfood magnesium/day
• Significant sources– Nuts, legumes– Whole grains– Dark green leafy vegetables– Seafood– Chocolate, cocoa– “Hard” water
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Magnesium• Deficiency can result from vomiting &
diarrhea, alcoholism, protein malnutrition, diuretic use, renal failure
• Deficiency symptoms– Weakness– Confusion– If extreme, convulsions, tetany (rigidity
especially of eye and face muscles), hallucinations, and difficulty in swallowing
– In children, growth failure
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Magnesium
• Toxicity: possible in elderly who may abuse Mg-containing
laxatives & antacids• Toxicity symptoms
– From nonfood sources only– Diarrhea, alkalosis, dehydration
Chloride• Chlorine (Cl2) vs. chloride ion (Cl-)
• Roles in body– Principal extracellular anion
• Chief functions in the body– Maintains normal fluid, electrolyte, and
acid-base balance– Part of hydrochloric acid found in the
stomach, necessary for proper digestion
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Chloride• 1989 estimated minimum
requirement for adults:750 mg/day (no RDA established)
• Significant sources– Table salt, soy sauce– Moderate amounts in meats, milks,
eggs– Large amounts in processed foods
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Chloride
• Deficiency symptoms– Do not occur under normal
circumstances
• Toxicity symptom– Vomiting
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Sulfur• Chief functions in the body:
-Occurs as part of thiamin & certain amino acids
-Role in protein structure-Concentrated in skin, hair, & nails
• Sources: all protein foods• Deficiency: only in severe protein
deficiency