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Macro
Function
Calcium
• • Bone/tooth formation
• • Absorption increased by by Vitamin D lowered by by coffee/tea
Chlorine
• Acid-base balance
Magnesium
• • Bone structure
• • Normal muscle and nerve function
Potassium
• Performs with sodium & chloride as major intracellular electrolyte for fluid regulation
• • Helps nerves transmit signals
• • Muscle function/contraction
Phosphorous
• • Component of bones and teeth
• • • Absorbed with Calcium
• • Acid-base balance
Sodium
• • Major extracellular electrolyte for fluid fluid regulation
• • • Body fluid levels
• • • Acid-base balance
• • • Nerve impulse and contraction
• • Blood pressure/volume
Sulfur
• Component of protein structures
Micro/Trace
Function
Chromium
• Carbohydrate metabolism
part of glucose glucose tolerance factor (maintains normal blood glucose glucose levels)
Cobalt
• Works with Vitamin B12 to produce red blood cells and ensure the the health of the the nervous system
Copper
• • Helps with iron use and and energy production in in cells • • Forms protective covering for nerves and and connective tissue
Fluorine
• • Bone/tooth formation
• • Increases stability of bone (protects from osteoporosis)
Iodine
• • Thyroxine synthesis
(thyroid hormone) regulates growth and development
• • Basal metabolic rate (BMR) regulation
Iron • Distributes oxygen in in in hemoglobin and myoglobin
Manganese
• • Component of metabolic reaction enzymes
• • Bone formation
Molybdenum
• Coenzyme that helps the body use macronutrients
Selenium
• • Antioxidant
cofactor with Vitamin E
• • Prevents cell and lipid membrane damage
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