Minerals and Trace Elements
Bioavailability
amount of nutrient absorbed and used (how efficient it is
is the proportion of a nutrient that is absorbed, utilised and thus available to the body
Minerals
more than 5g quantity in body
Trace Elements
less than 5g quantity in body
Sodium in the diet comes in 3 ways
% of Sodium Inherent
10%
% of Sodium Processing
75%
% of Sodium Discretionary
13%
Solutions for Na and K
Inherent
found naturally in foods
Discretionary
adding salt when you cook or eat the foods
Processing
added when foods are processed
Sodium Absorption
all goes into our body, which increased our conc in blood which make us drink more water to excrete it
is controlled by the kidneys
Sodium Excretion
90% excreted in the urine
and then sweat
Sodium Deficiency
rare from diet
Sodium Toxicity
rare, but high amounts have harmful effects
Sodium and Hypertension
high BP, which can be caused by consuming to much sodium. and a high BP increase risk of CVD.
Na and Blood Pressure
kidneys capacity to excrete sodium decines with age. so heart has to do more work which increases BP
DASH 1 (4)
results:
group 3 had lowest BP, so conclusion was that diet impacts BP. However dash 2 was decided to be run to see if Sodium had an impact
DASH 2
results:
the found that the dash diet decreased BP than the control diet but by also decreasing the amount of sodium decreased the BP even more.
Dash Studies Limitations (3)
Potassium in Foods
fruit and veges
Potassium Functions (3)
Potassium and Hypertension
have inverse relationship. as increase K in the diet decreases the risk of CVD