LC Minerals

Iron from animal based food is more bioavailable than iron from plant based food

• True

• False

The level of this mineral is low in meat and poultry

• Zinc

• Iodine

• Cobalt

• Phosphate

Calcium helps us:

• Make strong teeth and bones.

• Helps make red blood cells which carry oxygen around your body and gives you energy.

• Helps your immune system and also assists with growth and healing wounds.

• Makes new body cells and repairs old cells

VITAMINS AND MINERALS ARE NECESSARY FOR...

• ISTANT ENERGY

• KEEPING BODY HEALTHY

• REPAIRING OUR BODY

• DOING ENGLISH HOMEWORK

99% of calcium in human body is present in ______ and bones.

• liver
• teeth
• hair
• heart

What are some of the most common sources of calcium?

• apple, pineapple
• ice cream and vegetables
• prunes
• milk, cheese

The term "deficiency" means -

• Your body has too much iron

• Your body can not process iron

• Your body does not have enough iron

• Your body doesn't need iron

Teenagers are often low in Iron which can lead to them...

• Having headaches and dizziness

• Being pale

• Being tired and lethargic

• All of the above

if you are extremely low in iron you can get a condition called...

• Scurvy

• Ricketts

• Anaemia

• Hypocalcemia

This food is a good source of what:

• Iron

• Potassium

• Calcium

• Zinc