The body needs energy, which is gotten from minerals, whereas some it can produce naturally there are others we need to supplement by eating in foods or fruits. Do you know just the right amounts that are healthy for the body? Take up the test below and see just how much you know about minerals in our bodies.
Intracellular mineral
Extracellular mineral
Can be both
1 Kilogram
1.2 Kilogram
1.4 Kilogram
.800 Kilogram
400
500
600
700
800
Calcium
Sodium
Phosphate
Chloride
Calcium
Sodium
Phosphate
Chloride
Calcium
Sodium
Phosphate
Chloride
Potassium
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Phosphate
Magnesium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Calcium
Sodium
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Magnesium
Potassium
Phosphoros
Calcium
Sodium
Calcium
Potassium
Magnesium
Increases Bone deposition of calcium
Increases calcium release from bone
Increases activation of Vitamin D
Increases calcium reabsorption from urine by kidneys
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Phosphorus
Calcium
Magnesium
Increases excretion
Decreases excretion
Neither
Sodium
Iron
Magnesium
Calcium
Acidic
Alkalising
Either
Magnesium
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sodium
Para thyroid
Thyroid
Both
Neither
Mineralocorticords
Corticosteroids
Androgens
Zinc, manganese, copper, iron
Zinc, magnesium, copper, iron
Zinc, manganese, copper, sodium
Zinc, magnesium, sodium, copper
Magnesium
Sodium
Calcium
Phosphorus
Magnesium
Zinc
Calcium
Chloride