Rounded or curved nail ends, or excessively dry nails, can indicate a deficiency of Vitamin B12. Fungus under or around the nails can indicate a lack of the “friendly” bacteria in the gut our systems need. Spoon-shaped nails (where the nail end curves up) can indicate a lack of iron...
GUM growing-up milk GUMLi growing-up milk–lite ID iron deficiency IDA iron deficiency anemia MCV mean corpuscular volume VDD vitamin D deficiency YCF young-child formula 25(OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Introduction Micronutrient deficiencies are a prevalent cause of infant morbidity and mortality (1...
Lead toxicity can be associated with gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases coma and death [5]. Chronic lead exposure can adversely affect hemoglobin formation and cause anemia. In addition, it may interfere with calcium and vitamin D metabolism, and ...
commonly part of which is dyed in gold; they wear jeans in each and every season, usually the knees of which are deliberately tattered; boys are fond of earrings or other odd pendants; and girls are keen on Marlboros and weird bad words...
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“Indeed, many of the known risk factors for COVID-19—being Black or Hispanic; being elderly; having an underlying health condition; having a high body mass index—are also risk factors for vitamin-D deficiency.” You see, since LatinX people are not perfectly pale white, they count...
Lt. Esmay's Long Trip Home On June 7, 1944, Lt. Esmay was killed by a Japanese hand grenade while fighting in Myanmar. He was 27 years old. His body was never identified due to the extent of his combat wounds. He was buried in Myanmar with other unidentified soldiers for two years...
Mineral deficiency is an important factor limiting plant growth on acid soils. Effects of antioxidant ambiol added to the root zone of wheat and rice plants grown under mineral nutrition deficiency on growth rate of leaves have been studied. The leaf growth rate was measured by means of a ...
Fol- lowing the National Cancer Institute method, usual nutrient intakes were calculated with and without nutri- ent intakes from dietary supplements (vitamin and/or mineral supplements) included [29]. The key nutrients evaluated included iron, zinc, vitamin C, thiamin, ribo- flavin, niacin, ...
Sore mouth and tongue Confusion or change in mental status in severe or advanced cases. This is sometimes confused with dementia. More importantly, even a moderate deficiency of this important vitamin and its counterpart, folic acid, may ultimate contribute to the onset of Alzheimer disease or oth...