Human Body Ingredients
The four ingredients below
are essential parts of .the body's
protein, car>ohydratqend fat
architecture.
-OXYGEN
65.0%
Critical to the conversion
Of food into energy.
CARBON
18.5%
The so-called backbone
of the building blocks of the
body and a key part of other
important compounds. such as
testosterone and estrogen. •
HYDROGEN
9.5%
Helps transport nutrients,
remove wastes and regulate
body temperature. Also plays
an important role in energy
production.
NITROGEN
3.3%
Found in amino acids. the
building blocks of proteins:
an essential part of the nucleic
acids that constitute DNA.
(Percentage of body weight. Source Biology.
Campbell and Reece. eighth ecfition.) .
Other Key
Elements
Calcium 1.5%
Lends rigidity and
strength to bones and
teeth; also important
for the functioning
of nerves and muscles,
and for blood dotting.
Phosphorus 1.0%
Needed for building
and maintaining bones
and teeth: also found
in the molecule ATP
(adenosine triphosphate).
which provides
energy that drives
chemical reactions in cells.
Potassium 0.4%
Important for electrical
signaling in nerves and
maintaining the balance
of water in the body.
Sulfur 0.3%
Found in cartilage.
insulin (the hormone
• • that enables the body to
sugar). breast milk.
. S proteins that play a role
• e. in the immune system,
•and keratin. a substance
' in skin. hair and nails.
Chlorine 0.2%
. Needed by nerves
••to function properly;
• also helps produce
•astric juices.
j. Sodium 0.2%
Plays a critical role
in nerves' electrical
signaling; also helps
regulate the arnount
of water in the body.
Magnesium 0.1 %
Plays an important role
in the Structure of the
skeleton and muscles:
also found in molecules
that help enzymes use
ATP to supply energy for
chemical reactions in cells.
Iodine (trace amount)
Part of an essential
hormone produced
by the thyroid gland:
regulates metabolism.
Iron (trace amount)
Part of hemoglobin.
which carries oxygen
in red blood cells.
Zinc (trace amount)
Forms part Of some
enzymes involved
in digestion.
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