Chapter 9 is designed to allow you to:
- 1. Classify the minerals as major or trace minerals.
- 2. List conditions of the body, dietary factors, and other pertinent relationships that influence the absorption, retention, and availability of specific minerals.
- 3. List and briefly explain the functions of water in the body.
- 4. List key functions of the major and trace minerals.
- 5. Identify possible deficiency and toxicity symptoms associated with the major and trace minerals.
- 6. List at least two food sources for each of the major and trace minerals.
- 7. Describe the processes involving minerals that aid in maintaining bone health as well as those that aid in control of blood pressure.