1What are micronutrients? Which nutrients belong to this group?
2Why are minerals counted as nutrients? How do the minerals in soil reach people?
3Tell major minerals and minor minerals apart. Give three examples of each.
4Write the work of iron, its sources, and the disease caused by its shortage.
5Why was goitre common in Nepal in the past, and why has it become less common now?
6What job do calcium and phosphorus do together? What happens when phosphorus is short?
7What two jobs does calcium do with blood?
8Write the problems caused by too little sodium and by too much sodium.
9Write two jobs and one source each for zinc and potassium.