Minerals

This fascinating book is part of an important series introducing young students to the nutrients inside food.
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It uses simple, clear language to explore the role of minerals in a healthy lifestyle, and explain the role they play in maintaining good health and in a balanced diet.

Special features:
• annotated photographs
• pictorial tables showing the proportion of nutrients in different foods
• diagrams explaining how nutrients affect different parts of the body and how they are digested

Contents
What’s in my food?
What nutrients are in my food?
Minerals
What are minerals?
How does my body get minerals?
What do minerals do?
Minerals help my bones and teeth
Minerals help control my water levels
Minerals work with my hormones
Minerals help my teeth
Minerals help my blood
Minerals help me to stay healthy
Minerals help me grow
Minerals help me to stay well
Which foods contain minerals?
Mineral supplements
What happens if I don’t eat minerals?
Glossary