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Mineral Deficiency
By Sarah Nsouli, Staff Writer

 

Beirut, Lebanon - Mineral deficiency in your body may lead to health problems:

1. Potassium deficiency leads to paralysis and cardiac disturbance.
2. Sodium deficiency leads to confusion and coma.
3. Phosphorus deficiency leads to irratibility, weakness, gastrointestinal tract and renal dysfunction, and blood cell disorder.
4. Fluorine deficiency leads to predisposition to dental caries and osteoporosis (weakness of bones).
5. Chloride deficiency leads to failure to thrive in infants.
6. Magnesium deficiency leads to neuromuscular irritability.
7. Calcium deficiency leads to neuromuscular hyperexcitability.
8. Iron deficiency leads to anemia, excessive hunger, decrease in work performance, and impaired learning ability.
9. Zinc deficiency leads to growth retardation.
10. Copper deficiency leads to anemia in malnourished children and Menke's syndrome (physical and mental retardation).
11. Chromium deficiency leads to impaired glucose tolerance in malnourished children, some diabetics and some elderly people.
12. Iodine deficiency leads to deaf mutualism, impaired fetal growth, mental development problems, goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland), and cretinism (congenital myxedema)
13. Selenium deficiency leads to muscle weakness and dandruff.
14. Manganese deficiency leads to arthralgua hepatospleenomegaly and neuroglia hepatospleenomegaly.
15. Molybdenum deficiency leads to rapid heart beat, headache, pain, and disorientation.

You can get these minerals from:

1. Potassium: milk, banana, and meat.
2. Sodium: beef, cheese, sardine, green olives, corn, bread, and potato chips.
3. Phosphorus: fish, nuts, and cheese.
4. Fluorine: tea, grains, seafood, vegetables, and coffee.
5. Chloride: mainly animal products and some vegetables such as olives and corn.
6. Magnesium: green leaves, nuts, grains, and seafood.
7. Calcium: milk, meat, fish, eggs, beans, and fruits.
8. Iron: soybeans, liver, kidney, beef, beans, and peaches.
9. Zinc: meat, liver, eggs, and peanuts.
10. Copper: organ meat, oysters, and nuts.
11. Chromium: liver, spices, and whole grain cereals.
12. Iodine: iodized salt, seafood, and eggs.
13. Selenium: meat and all animal products.
14. Manganese: green leafy vegetables, cereals, nuts, and tea.
15. Molybdenum: milk, bread, beans, and cereals.

Over-consumption of minerals may be harmful to your body too.
You should eat a well balanced-diet to decrease risks of getting major health issues.

A healthy diet should include all essential minerals and 1.5L of water everyday.