Nutritional Deficiency signs
Quick self check chart .
| The body Sign
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The nutrition deficient |
| NAIL |
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| Brittle with ridges |
silica and Fatty acids |
| white spots |
Zinc |
| spoon shaped |
Iron |
| LIPS |
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| redness, swelling of the mouth
and lips |
Vit B2 AND N3 |
| cracks at side of mouth |
VIT B6,B2,B3,IRON |
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| SKIN |
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| 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 |
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| TONGUE |
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| Red raw and swollen |
FOLIC ACID |
| swollen and pale |
B3 |
| smooth and slick |
B2,B12 |
| magenta colour |
B12 & IRON |
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