“women of strength”. The seminar was held by Nestle Nesvita in the auditorium of Jinnah university for women on 25 march 2014. The purpose of the seminar to aware women about their bones‚ their vigor and health. Seminar acquainted the audience with Calcium‚ Calci- Lock and also gave the information about Osteoporosis disease. The host of the seminar asked different questions to audience and endowing them with some gifts. She also involved audience with herself and arranged an activity for audience in
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in vitamin C. Major sources of vitamin C are citric fruits such as orange and grapefruit‚ but it’s also found in sweet fruits like papaya‚ mango‚ strawberries‚ and cantaloupes. Explain the function of the following: Zinc‚ Iodine‚ Iron‚ Magnesium‚ Calcium and Chromium. Zinc is an essential mineral found in cells throughout the body. It plays an important role in the immune system‚ wound healing‚ and the breakdown of carbohydrates and lipids. Its main functions are the DNA synthesis‚ metabolism of
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vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function daily Calcium: most important‚ helps build and maintain strong bones. Also vital for nerve function‚ muscle contraction‚ and blood clotting. Protein: Important for a number of bodily functions. Vitamin A: Maintains normal vision and skin. Vitamin B-12: Essential for the growth and health of the nervous system and is involved in blood formation. Vitamin D: Promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus‚ and influences bone mineralization‚ the
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fracture (PF). That occurs when the bone is too thin. Other risk factors are smoking‚ excessive drinking‚ someone who is taking steroids‚ small frame‚ physical inactivity‚ and a poor diet with low calcium intake or lack of‚ elderly who live in institutions with little or no movement and not adequate source of calcium‚ and even post menopause. When it comes to ethnicity‚ Asians and Caucasians are more at risk and woman more than men are also at risk. When a woman is going through menopause‚ her estrogen levels
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Weigh out your 1.0g of CaCl2-2H20 and put it into the 100mL beaker‚ Add your 25mL of distilled water and stir to form the calcium chloride solution. Next‚ use stoichiometry to determine how much Na2CO3 and put it into a small paper cup. Then add the 25mL of distilled water to make the sodium carbonate solution. Mix the two solutions in the beaker and a precipitate of calcium carbonate will form instantly. Next set up your filtration assembly. After the filtration assembly is ready‚ swirl the contents
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Bones play many roles in the body — providing structure‚ protecting organs‚ anchoring muscles and storing calcium. While it’s important to build strong and healthy bones during childhood and adolescence‚ you can take steps during adulthood to protect bone health‚ too. Why is bone health important? Your bones are continuously changing — new bone is made and old bone is broken down. When you’re young‚ your body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old bone‚ and your bone mass increases. Most people
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Chapter 9 1) Approximately how much water do you need each day to stay healthy? Water constitutes 50% to 70% of the human body. Its unique chemical properties enable it to dissolve substances as well as serve as medium for chemical reactions‚ temperature regulation and lubrication (found in the knees and other joints of the body); it also aids in regulating the acid base balance in the body. It helps remove waste from the body and is the basis for saliva‚ bile and amniotic fluid. It is
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include sodium‚ potassium‚ chloride‚ calcium‚ phosphorus and sulfur. Microminerals or trace elements are needed in smaller quantities and include iron‚ copper‚ zinc‚ selenium and iodine amongst others. Although trace elements are needed in smaller amounts‚ they are just as essential to health as major minerals. Minerals are essential to various functions in the body. Sodium‚ potassium and chloride are all necessary for fluid balance. Magnesium‚ sodium‚ calcium and potassium are critical for proper
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glands. The parathyroid hormone acts to balance the calcium level in the blood and in tissues that need calcium to function properly. When the calcium level increases‚ it will cause symptoms that point to hyperparathyroidism. The extra calcium in the blood comes from the bones so fractures can occur. Blood work as well as bone density scanning will be used to diagnose hyperparathyroidism. Treatment at first will try to correct the high calcium level by dilution with IV fluids and Lasix. If the condition
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Calcium is the largest mineral in the human body‚ where it plays an important role in absorption and the releasing of calcium in the body is through the intestinal and kidney. The calcium in the body is controlled by hormones and vitamins (Takano et al). The three major components that involve in the controller the calcium is parathyroid hormone (PTH)‚ calcitonin and Vitamin D. The consistent the calcium in the body from despite variation in-take and excretion
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