Summary vitamins and minerals

VITAMINS AND MINERALS:

MACRO
MICRO
 Calcium
 Phosphorus  Iron
 Magnesium  Zinc
 Fluoride

CALCIUM


FUNCTIONS MAIN SOURCES

 Builds strong Milk, legumes, canned fish, cheese, green leafy vegetables
bones and
teeth
 Helps with muscle
functioning
 Regulates heartbeat
 Normal functioning of
nerves and muscles
PHOSPHORUS


FUNCTIONS MAIN SOURCES
 Helps with the strengthening
Milk, nuts, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, meat
of bones and teeth
 Needed for different
metabolic processes
 Helps with energy release
 Regulates the pH level of
the body


MAGNESIUM

, MAIN SOURCES
FUNCTIONS
Green leafy vegetables, cocoa, chocolate, nuts
 Involved in enzyme activity
 Necessary for synthesis of proteins
 Involved in the functions of
muscles and nerves