Minerals: calcium, potassium, sodium, iron, magnesium, zincCalcium: belowPotassium: belowSodium: aboveIron: belowMagnesium: belowZinc: below b. Which vitamin or mineral was the most prevalent and which was the least present in your diet? The single mineral most present in my diet was sodium. The only less common mineral was potassium. C. According to your answer to letter b. above, how might having too much or too little of these nutrients affect your health? The mineral I was exceeding in my daily intake is sodium and this could cause an imbalance in my fluid balance in the body. This could also affect how my muscles work, how my nerves work, and my blood pressure. The mineral I was getting my daily allowance is potassium and considering that my kidney disease needs it and my body produces zero on its own, a lot could go wrong in my body. V. Action Plan: (combining A and B together) a. Three (3) ways you could change your diet to improve nutritional value. B. For EACH change listed, provide 3 specific suggestions (which
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