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Sodium
Roles of Sodium
- Main posotive ion outside of the cell
- Main regulator of fluid volume
- Acid base balance
- Nerve impulse transmission
- Muscle Contraction
The American Heart Assosiation says we should all get how much sodium

Less than 300 mg
Companies who specialize in processed foods sell foods that are high in

Sodium
Sodium deficiency

Hyptonatremia
symptoms of to much sodium
- Edema
- high blood pressure
- hypertention
#1 killer in mississippi

Hypertention
Chloride Roles in the body
- Major anion of extracellular fluids
- helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance
- Part of Hydrochloric acid
- similar to function of sodium
Hospitols moniter this to make sure your heart is able to beat

Pottasium
Sources of Potassium

Fruits and vegetables
Diets low in Potassium gave risk to

High blood pressue and increased risk of stroke through hypertension
Potassium defficiency symptoms
- Increase in blood pressure
- Salt sensitivity
- kidney stones
- Bone turnover
- Irregular Heartbeats
- Muslce weakness
- Glucose intolerance
99% of calcium is

Located in the bones and teeth
even levels of calcium reduce risk of
- hypertension
- Blood Cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Colon cancer
- Obesity
how does the body get calcium when dietary intake is lacking

Takes it from bones
deficiency of Ca

Osteoporosis
how many cups of milk a day

2 cups
Osteoporosis
- Silent disease
- comes from a lack of calcium
- Blood samples offer no clues because calcium is pulled from bones
2nd most abundant mineral in the body

Phosphorus
sources of phosphorus

All protein containing foods
were is magnesium found in abundance

More than half found in the bones
magnesium is a major player in

Energy metabolism
Sources of magnesium
- Legumes, sees, and nuts
- leafy green vegetables
magnesium deficiency are often seen in

Alcoholics

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nutrition 311 Minerals

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2017-11-02T15:40:21Z

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