Deficiency of Minerals
Deficiency of Minerals
Minerals : Minerals are nutrients that contain certain elements. All of them perform particular function in the body.They are required by our body in very small amount.Their deficiency also cause deficiency diseases.
Deficiency of Minerals:
Minerals and sources | Function | Deficiency disease | Symptoms |
Calcium Sources: milk and green leafy vegetables | Strengthens bones and teeth and helps in clotting of blood | Osteoporosis in adults rickets in chicken | Brittle bones; excessive bleeding; stunted growth; weak teeth and bones |
Phosphorous Sources: cereals, pulses, meat and green leafy vegetables | Strengthens bones and teeth | Rickets in children | Weakening of bones; poor development of bones and nervous system; mental retardation; retarded growth; loss of weight |
Iron Sources: cereals, pulses, meat and green leafy vegetables | Helps in the formation of hemoglobin and red blood cells | anemia | Pale body colour; body fatigue; white nails; loss of weight swelling in hands and feet |
Iodine Sources: fish and salt | Required for proper working of the thyroid gland | goiter | Enlargement of the thyroid gland; mental retardation; retarded growth |
Sodium and potassium Sources: salt and most food items | Help in maintain body’s water balance | Body and muscle weakness paralysis | General weakness; dehydration |
Magnesium Sources: green leafy vegetables, cereals, chicken and fish | Regulates the functioning of muscles and nerves | Weak muscles and nerves | Loss of appetite upset stomach sleeplessness |
Swollen glands in neck, Mental disability in children are the symptoms of deficiency of a minerals which is present in ________________ . | |||
| Right Option : A | |||
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Which one of the following is not caused by a deficiency of mineral in the diet? | |||
| Right Option : C | |||
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Some minerals and their deficiency diseases are given below. Select the incorrect match. A Iron- Anaemia B calcium- Rickets C iodine-Goitre D phosphorus-Marasmus E Fluorine-Muscle cramps F Manganese- Osteoporosis | |||
| Right Option : D | |||
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