Calcium – The Nutrition Source
Sources & functions of calcium
Answer:
Sources of calcium:
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- Milk & milk products are regarded as the best sources of calcium
- Other good sources of calcium are:
- Beans, leafy vegetables, fish, cabbage, egg yolk.
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Functions of Calcium:
- Development of bone & teeth
- Calcium is required for the formation of hydroxyapatite
- Bones serves as a reservoir of calcium
- Muscle contraction
- Calcium ions react with troponin C & trigger muscle contraction
- Activates ATPase
- Increases interaction between actin & myosin
- Blood coagulation
- Calcium is coagulation factor IV
- Nerve transmission
- It is involved in the transmission of nerve impulse
- Membrane integrity & permeability
- It influences the membrane structure
- Activation of enzymes
- Iates ATPase, lipase & succinate dehydrogenase
- Binds with calmodulin to activate certain enzymes
- It acts as a second messenger for certain hormonal actions
- Causes release of insulin, PTH, calcitonin
- Involved in endocytosis, exocytosis &: cell motility
- Involved in cell contact & cell adhesion
- Acts on the myocardium & prolongs systole
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