Nutritional Deficiency signs
Quick self check chart .
| The body Sign | The nutrition deficient |
| NAIL | |
| Brittle with ridges | silica and Fatty acids |
| white spots | Zinc |
| spoon shaped | Iron |
| LIPS | |
| redness, swelling of the mouth and lips | Vit B2 AND N3 |
| cracks at side of mouth | VIT B6,B2,B3,IRON |
| SKIN | |
| darkness | B3,B12 & FOLIC ACID |
| roughness | VIT A, FATTY ACIDS |
| bruising ,purple | VIT C & K |
| Pinhead spots | VIT C |
| lack of rebound | VIT C |
| Pressure sores | VIT C, VIT E, ZINC |
| TONGUE | |
| Red raw and swollen | FOLIC ACID |
| swollen and pale | B3 |
| smooth and slick | B2,B12 |
| magenta colour | B12 & IRON |