Minerals are the inorganic substances required by the organisms which play many important roles in maintaining their structures and functions.
Some of these minerals are required in the higher quantity called macro-elements while some are required in the low amount called micro-elements.
The National Diet and Nutrition Surveys (NDNS) reports reveals that both men and women lack important minerals in which man lacks the elements like zinc, magnesium and potassium while in females calcium, iron and copper.
