LET’S FIND OUT GOOD HEALTH WHAT ARE MINERALS CORONA BREZINA Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
INTRODUCING MINERALS Minerals are a kind of nutrient Nutrients are things that a body needs in order to grow and stay healthy They are an important part of the human diet Certain daily amounts of dietary minerals are required for strong bones muscles and other parts of the body Minerals are inorganic substances meaning that they come from rocks and other nonliving things Plants take in minerals from the soil Animals obtain minerals by eating plants and the milk eggs and meat of plant-eating animals Nutritionists are experts who give advice on how food Plants grow and thrive by taking in minerals from the soil through their roots 4
Eating a banana at breakfast is nutritious Bananas contain the mineral potassium affects health They sort minerals into two categories macrominerals and trace minerals Macrominerals are also called major minerals People need to consume more than 100 milligrams or 3 5 ounces of these minerals every day Calcium magnesium phosphorus sulfur sodium potassium and chloride are macrominerals The trace minerals include iron zinc Think About It Why is it important to get enough minerals in your diet when you are young and your body is growing copper manganese iodine selenium fluoride molybdenum and chromium People need smaller amounts of each trace mineral less than 100 mg daily 5
