Vitamins, minerals and supplements: 6: minerals (1)

Community Pract. 2007 Feb;80(2):34-5.

Abstract

In the sixth of an occasional series on vitamins, minerals, and supplements June Thompson gives an overview of minerals and the role they play in the wellbeing of the individual, including their function and the potential impact on health that deficiency may cause.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / deficiency
  • Calcium / physiology*
  • Calcium, Dietary / administration & dosage*
  • Calcium, Dietary / pharmacology
  • Chemoprevention
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Humans
  • Nutrition Policy
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Osteoporosis / epidemiology
  • Osteoporosis / etiology
  • Osteoporosis / prevention & control
  • Trace Elements / therapeutic use*
  • Vitamin D* / administration & dosage
  • Vitamin D* / physiology

Substances

  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Trace Elements
  • Vitamin D
  • Calcium