The document provides instructions for selecting a vitamin or mineral to research and answer questions about. Participants are asked to choose from the list of options provided, label their post with the nutrient selected, and answer questions about food sources, deficiency and toxicity symptoms, recommended daily intake, long term effects of imbalance, at-risk populations, and prevention/treatment measures.

1. TASK: Select a vitamin or mineral and address the associated
question(s). NO DUPLICATES--scan your peers' posts before
making your selection. To that end, be sure to label your
subject heading with the selected vitamin/mineral. (I will go in
and strike through the nutrient after someone has posted) Good
to post early!
VITAMINS
MAJOR MINERALS
TRACE MINERALS
Vitamin A
Calcium
Iron
Vitamin D
Phosphorus
Zinc
Vitamin E
Magnesium
Copper
Vitamin K
Selenium*

2. Vitamin B6*
ELECTROLYTES
Chromium*
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Sodium
Iodine
niacin (B3)
Potassium
Manganese*
thiamin (B1)
Chloride*
riboflavin (B2)
pantothenic acid*
Vitamin C
* ONLY CHOOSE THESE IF THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO
PICK FROM
Folate
Biotin

3. Your post should include the following information, you are
welcome to answer these in bullet point form:
List five foods that are considered good sources of this nutrient.
Consider both plant and non-plant options.
Based upon the nutrient that you have chosen, list the
signs/symptoms of a deficiency and explain any disorders
associated with a deficiency.
Based upon the nutrient that you have chosen, list the
signs/symptoms of a toxicity and explain any disorders
associated with a toxicity.
List what the recommended daily allowance (RDA) is for both
men and women
If left untreated, what might be some of the more serious
long term
and detrimental effects of an imbalance (consider both a
deficiency and a toxicity) would be on a human body?
Which special populations are most affected and why?
What other prevention, treatment, and safety measures might be
beneficial to avoid the imbalance?