Question

Minerals and its sources essential for body

Answer 1

Answer:

Your body needs certain minerals to build strong bones and teeth and turn the food you eat into energy. As with vitamins, a healthy balanced diet should provide all the minerals your body needs to work properly. Essential minerals include calcium, iron and potassium.

Answer 2

There are 16 essential minerals:

calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, and selenium, molybdenum, chromium, and fluoride.

Magnesium is found in lots of foods, and the following are good sources:

• brown rice, granary bread, wholemeal bread, wholewheat pasta, nuts, pulses.
• apricots, bananas, figs, prunes, raisins.
• courgettes, green leafy vegetables, okra, parsnips, peas, sweet corn.
• lean meat.
• milk, yoghurt.