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Recommended Mineral Intake Calculator
This recommended mineral intake calculator help you
to understand the functions of various minerals, their roles to
create different actions in the body and their source.
Interesting Facts:
- The mineral Iodine is abundant in sea foods and green vegetables.
Severe deficiency of iodine causes goiter.
- Chromium is a mineral which works with insulin to help the body
use glucose. Milk and Cheese are good sources of chromium.
- Copper helps the body produce hemoglobin, to transport oxygen
in red blood cells.
- Potassium helps maintain blood pressure, transmits nerve impulses
and aids in muscle contraction.
- Deficiency of Calcium can affect bone density and increases
risk for osteoporosis.
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