minerals Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
deficiency of b16 and b12 can cause what	anemia
take vit c with what mineral to increase absorpton of what	iron
sufficient of what needs to be present in the stomach for iron absorption	hca
exessive amounts of what vit and minerals can interfere with absorption of iron	zinc and vit e
what are three sources of iron	green leefy veggies.meat, fish, egg, milk and beets
what mineral is vital for physical and mental developement	iodine
what mineral helps metabolize fat in the body	iodine
deficiency of this mineral can cause mental retardation	iodine
copper levels dcrease n our bodies if large amount of what two vit and minerals are consumed	vit c and zinc
what mineral causes osteoporosis if its deficient	copper
exessive amounts of copper intake can cause what	lead poisoning
what are five important bennefits to copper intake	elastin, important for skin protein,healthy nerve and joints,formation of collagen,skin and connective tissue,and is a vital anti oxidant
what mineral is important for blood clotting,bone and tooth formation	phosphurus
what three minerals need to be in balance	magnesium,calcium and phosphurus
exessive amounts of phoshurus can interfere with what mineral uptake	calcium uptake
vit d increases the effectiveness of what mineral	phosphurus
Name some sources of phosphurus	corn,dairy product,meat
what are three important things about zinc	healing of wounds,skin disease,prostate gland fuction,
what mineral increases absorption of vit a	zinc
what two minerals should be taken at different times	zinc and iron
no more than 100 mg of what mineral	zinc
what are three sources of zinc	egg yolk,meat,whole grain
what are four sources of sulfur	fish ,garlic,eggs,soybeans
what are two key things that sulfur does	imp for oxidation,stimulates bile secretion
Sulfur is the key mineral that makes up what substance	garlic, the king of herbs
what are two symptoms of selenium deficiency	arthritis,brittle nails
what are the vital importance to selenium	vital antioxidant,provents free radicals to form, good for the immune system,prevents heart disease and cancer
no more than 200 mg of what mineral	selenium
what are three sources of selenium	broccoli,brown rice,chicken,dairy products
sulfur stimulates what	bile secretion
do not take more than 3-6 mg of what mineral	boron
the amino acid lysine is needed for what mineral to be properly absorbed	calcium
what are three sources of calcium	cheese, eggs,fish,lima beans
oxalic acid can combine with calcium to form what	calcium oxalate kidney stones
oxalic acid is found in what foods	almonds,beet,greens,spinach which can interfere with calcium asorption
diuretics may ause deficiency of what mineral	calcium
insufficient vit d or magnesium hinders what	calcium uptake
its best to take calcium and what other mineral at the same time	iron
consmption of large amounts of vit d and protein can decrease levels of what minerl	magnesium
fat soluble vitamins hinder absorption of what acid	oxalic acid
absorption is altered in the body by alcohol,diarrhea,floride, high levels of zinc and vit increase the need of what mineral	magnesium
magnesium sources	fish,meat, and seafood
to much calcium can interfere with absorption of what mineral	zinc
magnesium is great to prevent calcification of soft tissue in the body? true or false	true
magnesium has a dramatic effect in reducing birth effects? true or false	true
what are some magnesium deficiency syptoms	confusion,isomnia,irratabilty

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