1. Minerals or Vitamins What is healthier?
By:Dylan Walton

2. A mineral is a naturally forming solid chemical substance created through a biogeochemical processes, having certain characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties.
To be classified as a true mineral, a substance must be a solid and have a crystalline structure.
It must also be a naturally occurring, homogeneous substance with a defined chemical composition.
Mineral Facts

3. A mineral is an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes.

5. A vitamin is an organic compound required as a vital nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism.
Dietary supplements, often containing vitamins, are used to ensure that adequate amounts of nutrients are obtained on a daily basis.
Scientific evidence supporting the benefits of some vitamin supplements is well established for certain health conditions.
Vitamin Facts

7. Who Won?

8. Nobody! Each are needed to make the body function.
Minerals like iron and potassium are needed for cellular functions.
Vitamins are needed to help things like sight and hearing.

9. Vitamins Vitamin A is needed for the health of your eyesight
Vitamin E is an antioxidant protects against compounds called free radicals, which can injure your body's genetic material by causing illness and disease.
vitamin k is needed for healthy bones, as well as blood clotting.
Vitamin B helps your body creat energy from food.
Vitamins

10. Minerals
Iron: Part of the protein hemoglobin (carries oxygen throughout body's cells)
Copper: Necessary for the absorption and utilization of iron, supports formation of hemoglobin and several enzymes
Chloride: Maintains fluid and electrolyte balance, aids in digestion
Calcium: Formation of bones and teeth, supports blood clotting

11. Resources Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral
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