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Assignment 7

Vitamins and Minerals

Calcium

Nutrient

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and is found in certain specific foods and is also added to others .Cacium is responsible for muscle contraction , blood vessel expansion , secreation of hormones and enzymes , and the transmission of impulses through the body . It is stored in bones and teeth

Is it a Micro or macro nutrient

Calcium is a macro nutrient because it is needed in large quantities especially at early stages

RDA

The RDA

for calcium is 97 -98 to meet the daily nutrient of healthy individuals

Good food sources

Some of the good food sources for calcium include milk , yogurt , and cheese . The other sources are vegetables especially Chinese cabbage brocoli and kale . Calcium is also found in fruits and cereals in the fortified form and because people use them more frequently they add up to calcium amounts in the body

Name of deficiency disease if any

Calcium is very important as it plays a big role in development of bones . Rickets is caused by lack of calcium because the bones are weak

Deficiency symptoms if any

The symptoms are the knobby enlargements on the ends of the bones , bowed legs , under weight , lack sleep , restlessness , weak musles , knock-knees tooth decay , spinal curvature and retarded growth

Upper level

The nutrient requirement intake is 2500 mg /day for all the groups of people . Above this one can be termed as over intake which can have negative effects . Such...