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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 5 (August 1, 1936)

Minerals and Salts

Minerals and Salts.

These elements are concerned in the building of the bony skeleton, the formation of the teeth and blood, and the regulation of various functions of the body such as oxidation, reproduction, and secretion. They are numerous, and include calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, sodium, sulphur and others, but are required in such small quantities, and are contained in so many of the foods already mentioned that sufficient is obtained by taking an ordinary mixed diet. Only faddists need worry about them.