Micro minerals
present in body tissues in extremely small amounts but have critically important roles to play in human nutrition found in a typical adult human body in quantities less than 5g required by a typical adult human body in quantities of 1mg-100mg per day

MicroMinerals | Functions | Sources |
DeficiencY |
Excessive Intake |
1. Chromium (Cr) | Involved in the functioning of skeletal musclehelps to regulate blood glucose, cholesterol and insulinalso helps your body metabolise the macronutrients and nucleic acidsboosts the immune system and keeps the arteries soft and supple | Cereals Cheese

Fresh fruit
Meat
Nuts
|
Confusion;
Depression;
Irritability;
Weakness high blood pressurehyperinsulinemia | |
2. Copper (Cu) | antioxidant supports the production of collagen ,elastin, haemoglobin ,melanin and myelin reduces your risk of developing arthritis and lung cancer. | Cocoa; Liver;
Kidney; 
Oysters;
Peas;
Raisins. | hair loss; disturbances to the nervous system;bone diseases.

 anemia, brain disturbances, breathing difficulties, skin sores weakness. | Wilson’s diseaseabdominal pain, depression, diarrhea, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, heart problems, high blood pressure, increased premenstrual syndrome, insomnia, jaundice, liver damage, muscle and joint pain, vomiting and weakness. | 3. Manganese (Mn) | Antioxidant properties; 

Fertility; 
Formation of strong healthy bones, nerves, and muscles;
| Avocados;
Nuts; 
Pulses; 
Tea;
Vegetables;
Whole-grain cereals. | Bone deformities;
Rashes & skin conditions;
Reduced hair growth;
Retarded growth (in children). | associated with brain conditions such as symptoms similar to those resulting from Parkinson's disease.  | 4. Selenium (Se) | Antioxidant properties boosts the immune system -

| Egg yolk;
Garlic;
Seafood;
Whole-grain flour. | Cardiomyopathy;
Kaschin-Beck disease | Excessive intake can lead to selenium poisoning. | 5. Sulphur (S) | Healing build-up of toxic substances in the body;
| Beans;
Beef;
broccoli
Dairy produce;
Meat . | | |
6. Zinc (Zn) | Needed for functioning of many (over 200) enzymes; Strong immune system; | Dairy produce;
Egg yolk;...

1 10 100mg 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1mg 1mg-100mg 2 200 3 4 5 5g 6 7 8 9 abnorm absorb absorpt acid acidsboost activ adren adult age aggrav aid ailment aldehyd alert almond also alter alzheim amino amongst amount andassist anemia antibodi antioxid appetit appl arsenic arteri arthriti arthritisosteoporosisreduc assist associ asthma atherosclerosi atp avocado b12 b9 bad balanc base bean beck beef behaviour best blind blood blotchi bodi bodybuild bone boost boron brain bread break breakdown breath brittl broccoli bronz brown bruis build build-up burn cabbag calcium can cancer carbohydr cardiomyopathi carrier catalas cataract catecholamin caus caviti cell cereal certain chees chickpea children choic cholesterol chromium circul cirrhosi clot cobalt cocoa coenzym cold collagen colour concentr condit confus contain contract control copper cornea cr cretin critic cu cucumb cytochrom d dairi damag day decaykidney decreas defici deform dehydr dementia dental depress dermat destruct detoxifi develop diabet diarrhea dietari difficulti digest diseas diseaseabdomin disord distribut disturb dizzi dna drink drowsi drug effect egg elastin embryo embryon endem energi enhanc enzym esophagus essenti excess express extrem failur fantast fat fatigu fertil fetus fish flour fluctuat food form format found fresh fruit function gain garlic gastrointestin gene genet germanium ginseng gland glucos glucosamin goiter good gout govern grain grape great green grey growth growthassist growthprev haemoglobin hair hazelnut headach heal health healthi hear heart heartbeat help herb high hivprev hormon hormonessupport horsetail human hyperthyroid hypochrom hypoglycaemia hypothyroid immun impair import improv includ increas infant infect inflamm influenc inform insomnia insulin insulinalso intak intestin involv iodin iron irrit jaundic joint kaschin kaschin-beck kashin kashin-beck keep keshan key kidney ldl lead leafi left legum lesion less lethargi level like lithium liver loss low lung macrominer macronutri magnesium maintain manganes mani mania manic matter meat meatschicken melanin melatonin membran men menstrual mental metabol metabolis methionin micro microcyt microminer mild milk miner mix mn molybdenum mood mouth muscl musclehelp muscular mushroom myelin myoglobin myxedemat nail natur nausea need negat nerv nervous neuralgia neuropathi nickel night normal nucleic nut nutrient nutrit oat oestrogen often oil onion optim orang organ osteoarthr osteoporosi oxidas oyster pain parkinson parsley part pea per perform peripher pernici phosphorus physic plant play poison poor possibl power pregnant premenstru present pressur pressurehyperinsulinemia prevent problem produc product progress promot proper properti protect pterin puls quantiti raisin rang rapid rash rate red reduc reflex regul replic report reproduct requir respons restless result retard richest risk rna role salmon se seafood selenium sensit serotonin sever sexual short shown shrimp side silicon silicosi similar simpl sinus skelet skin sleep slow small soft sore sourc spinach stamina stimul stomach stonesmuscl strawberri strength strong structur stunt substanc sulphat sulphur suppl support suscept swell symptom syndrom synthesi system tea teeth temperatur testosteron thin throat thyroid thyroxin tin tissu tongu tooth toxic tract treat treatment triiodothyronin triiodothyroninehelp tuna type typic unprocess uric use utilis vanadium varieti veget vessel violent vision vitamin vomit walnut water wayshelp weak weight white whole whole-grain wide wilson women wrinkl xanthin yogurt yolk zinc zn