Major Minerals

1. Deficiency of what mineral causes: stunted growth and weak bones in kids and bone loss in adults (Osteoporosis)?

Phosphorus

Calcium

Sulfate

Chloride

2. Functions: a contributor of sulfur to many important compounds, such as certain amino acids, antioxidants, and the vitamins biotin and thiamin. It also stabilizes protein shape by forming sulfur-sulfur bridges.

Chloride

Sulfate

Sodium

Magnesium

3. Salt, soy sauce, seasoning mixes, processed foods, condiments and fast foods are good sources of what mineral?

Magnesium

Sodium

Potassium

Sulfate

4. Toxicity of what mineral causes hypertension?

Potassium

Phosphorus

Calcium

Sodium

5. Functions: part of the hydrochloric acid found in stomach which is necessary for proper digestion and helps maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance.

Chloride

Sodium

Calcium

Phosphorus

6. Toxicity of what mineral causes: muscle weakness, vomiting, and when injected in adults and supplemented in infants can stop the heart?

Sodium

Potassium

Sulfate

Chloride

7. Functions: Mineralization of bones and teeth, muscle contraction and relaxation, nerve function and blood clotting.

Calcium

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Potassium

8. Milk/milk products, oysters, small fish, leafy greens, broccoli, legumes and some tofu are good sources of what?

Sulfate

Calcium

Phosphorus

Magnesium

9. Which mineral is the main positively charged ion outside the body's cell?

Sulfate

Chloride

Magnesium

Sodium

10. What mineral is the body's major negative ion?

Chloride

Phosphorus

Sulfate

Sodium

11. Functions: Mineralization of bones and teeth, part of phospholipids, important in genetic material, energy metabolism and buffering systems.

Chloride

Sodium

Calcium

Phosphorus

12. What mineral is the major positive ion inside cells?

Sulfate

Potassium

Calcium

Sodium

13. Toxicity of what mineral causes: Constipation, interference with absorption of other minerals and increased risk of kidney stone formation?

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Calcium

Sulfate

14. Salt, soy sauce, with moderate quantities in whole, unprocessed foods, and with large amounts in processed foods are good sources of what mineral?

Potassium

Chloride

Sulfate

Phosphorus

15. Nuts, legumes, whole grains, dark green veggies, seafoods, chocolate and cocoa are a good source of what mineral?

Chloride

Calcium

Magnesium

Potassium

16. This mineral is normally not toxic (the gas form is a poison but evaporates from water) but it can cause vomiting.

Calcium

Sulfate

Chloride

Sodium

17. A deficiency of this mineral causes: weakness and confusion. In extreme conditions it causes uncontrollable muscle contractions, hallucinations and difficultly swallowing. In children it causes growth failure.

Magnesium

Sulfate

Chloride

Calcium

18. Muscle weakness and bone pain are caused by a deficiency of:

Sulfate

Phosphorus

Sodium

Magnesium

19. Toxicity of this mineral would only occur if certain amino acids were eaten in excess; this (in animals) depresses growth.

Sulfate

Sodium

Magnesium

Phosphorus

20. Foods from animal sources and some legumes are good sources for what mineral?

Phosphorus

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium

21. Functions: maintain normal fluid balance and acid-base balance in body and critical to nerve impulse transmission.

Potassium

Chloride

Sodium

Sulfate

22. Meats, milk, fruits, veggies, grains and legumes (all whole foods) are a good source of what mineral?

Sodium

Magnesium

Calcium

Potassium

23. A deficiency of what mineral causes: muscle cramps, mental apathy and loss of appetite?

Sodium

Chloride

Calcium

Potassium

24. Muscle weakness, paralysis and confusion is caused by what mineral deficiency?

Potassium

Sodium

Magnesium

Phosphorus

25. Functions: Maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance, facilitates chemical reactions, assists in nerve functioning and muscle contractions.

Sodium

Sulfate

Potassium

Calcium

26. All protein containing foods are a good source of what mineral?

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Sodium

Sulfate

27. Functions: bone mineralization, protein synthesis, enzyme action, muscle contraction, nerve function, tooth maintenance and immune function.

Phosphorus

Magnesium

Calcium

Sulfate

28. Toxicity of what mineral causes calcification of soft tissues, particularly kidneys?

Calcium

Sulfate

Phosphorus

Chloride

29. Diarrhea, pH imbalance and dehydration are caused by toxicity of what mineral?

Chloride

Sodium

Sulfate

Magnesium

Major Minerals

1. Deficiency of what mineral causes: stunted growth and weak bones in kids and bone loss in adults (Osteoporosis)?

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2. Functions: a contributor of sulfur to many important compounds, such as certain amino acids, antioxidants, and the vitamins biotin and thiamin. It also stabilizes protein shape by forming sulfur-sulfur bridges.

3. Salt, soy sauce, seasoning mixes, processed foods, condiments and fast foods are good sources of what mineral?

4. Toxicity of what mineral causes hypertension?

5. Functions: part of the hydrochloric acid found in stomach which is necessary for proper digestion and helps maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance.

6. Toxicity of what mineral causes: muscle weakness, vomiting, and when injected in adults and supplemented in infants can stop the heart?

7. Functions: Mineralization of bones and teeth, muscle contraction and relaxation, nerve function and blood clotting.

8. Milk/milk products, oysters, small fish, leafy greens, broccoli, legumes and some tofu are good sources of what?

9. Which mineral is the main positively charged ion outside the body's cell?

10. What mineral is the body's major negative ion?

11. Functions: Mineralization of bones and teeth, part of phospholipids, important in genetic material, energy metabolism and buffering systems.

12. What mineral is the major positive ion inside cells?

13. Toxicity of what mineral causes: Constipation, interference with absorption of other minerals and increased risk of kidney stone formation?

14. Salt, soy sauce, with moderate quantities in whole, unprocessed foods, and with large amounts in processed foods are good sources of what mineral?

15. Nuts, legumes, whole grains, dark green veggies, seafoods, chocolate and cocoa are a good source of what mineral?

16. This mineral is normally not toxic (the gas form is a poison but evaporates from water) but it can cause vomiting.

17. A deficiency of this mineral causes: weakness and confusion. In extreme conditions it causes uncontrollable muscle contractions, hallucinations and difficultly swallowing. In children it causes growth failure.

18. Muscle weakness and bone pain are caused by a deficiency of:

19. Toxicity of this mineral would only occur if certain amino acids were eaten in excess; this (in animals) depresses growth.

20. Foods from animal sources and some legumes are good sources for what mineral?

21. Functions: maintain normal fluid balance and acid-base balance in body and critical to nerve impulse transmission.

22. Meats, milk, fruits, veggies, grains and legumes (all whole foods) are a good source of what mineral?

23. A deficiency of what mineral causes: muscle cramps, mental apathy and loss of appetite?

24. Muscle weakness, paralysis and confusion is caused by what mineral deficiency?

25. Functions: Maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance, facilitates chemical reactions, assists in nerve functioning and muscle contractions.

26. All protein containing foods are a good source of what mineral?

27. Functions: bone mineralization, protein synthesis, enzyme action, muscle contraction, nerve function, tooth maintenance and immune function.

28. Toxicity of what mineral causes calcification of soft tissues, particularly kidneys?

29. Diarrhea, pH imbalance and dehydration are caused by toxicity of what mineral?