which of the following minerals is often lacking in the diets of older adults especially elderly

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00:01 We have some minerals here, and we have functions or health conditions related to them.

00:07 So i'm going to put down some letters.

00:10 So we've got a, b, c, d, e, f.

00:17 Okay, and these are going to be for the health conditions or functions, and i'm going to match each of these to the correct mineral.

00:24 Starting with a.

00:25 So inadequate amounts of this mineral can lead to oscarriage.

00:30 Osteoporosis.

00:32 So osteoprocess is a bone condition, but weakening of the bone.

00:36 And that's because it is lacking in its mineral components that makes it strong.

00:42 And that is made of calcium.

00:47 So calcium for bone health, among other things like muscle contraction.

00:53 A mineral needed for hemoglobin synthesis.

00:56 Hemoglobin requires iron.

00:58 Every molecule of hemoglobin has a cofactor called heem, which contains iron.

01:04 So we need to be a need iron for hemoglobin to carry oxygen.

01:08 A key role in proper fluid balance.

01:11 So there are multiple minerals that could go here, and this would be worth one where you leave it until the end and do this by elimination.

01:19 But out of the one's given here, the one that plays a role in fluid balance is potassium.

01:26 So potassium is in fluid balance.

01:32 Okay, inadequate intake of this non -essential mineral leads to dental caries...