APPENDIX 95
Mineral
Permitted Health Claim
Selenium
Selenium contributes to:
· normal
spermatogenesis
· maintenance
of
normal
hair
· maintenance
of
normal
nails
· normal function of the
immune
system
· normal thyroid function
· protection of cells from
oxidative
stress
Zinc
Zinc contributes to:
· normal DNA synthesis
· normal acid-base
metabolism
· normal carbohydrate
metabolism
· normal cognitive function
· normal
fertility
and
reproduction
· normal macronutrient
metabolism
· normal metabolism of
fatty
acids
· normal metabolism of
vitamin
A
· normal protein synthesis
· maintenance
of
normal
bones
· maintenance of normal hair
· maintenance
of
normal
nails
· maintenance of normal skin
· maintenance of normal
testosterone levels in
the
blood
Mineral
Permitted Health Claim
· maintenance
of
normal
vision
· normal function of the
immune
system
· protection of cells from
oxidative
stress
Zinc has a role in the process
of cell division
Vitamin
Permitted Health Claim
A
Vitamin A contributes to:
· normal iron metabolism
· maintenance of normal
mucous membranes, skin
and
vision
· normal function of the
immune
system
Vitamin A has a role in the
process of cell specialisation
B1
Thiamine contributes to:
· normal energy-yielding
metabolism
· normal functioning of the
nervous
system
· normal psychological
function
· normal function of the heart
B2
Ribofl avin contributes to:
· normal energy-yielding
metabolism
· normal functioning of the
nervous
system
· maintenance of normal