The Mineral Nutrient

The trace mineral in the body that contributes to skin and hair coloring and helps form the protective shield around nerve fibers is:

• iodine
• copper
• sulfate
• calcium

This major mineral is poisonous in its elemental form but not when it reacts with sodium or hydrogen to form a negative ion:

• magnesium
• calcium
• selenium
• chloride

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Calcium makes up approximately this % of human body weight:

• 2%
• 15%
• 22%
• 45%

The addition of this trace mineral to public water can decrease incidents of tooth decay:

• molybdenum
• fluoride
• iodine
• iron

The disease characterized by weak porous bones is:

• anemia
• goiter
• diabetes
• osteoporosis 

This food provides the body with more zinc than any other food:

• oysters
• enriched bread
• milk
• tea

In one year, approximately this % of bone is replaced in the human body:

• 2%
• 11%
• 20%
• 55%

Aside from dairy, where else can you find calcium?

• Dark leafy green vegetables

• Meat

• Eggs

• Grains

Which mineral is not essential to supplement because we get so much of it in processed foods?

• Calcium

• Potassium

• Iron

• Sodium

Iron produces hemoglobin which

• Transports oxygen throughout the body
• transports CO2 throughout the body
• transports water throughout the body
• rids the body of toxins