This can lead to symptoms like fatigue, appetite changes, and even heart issues.
Unexplained Fatigue
Many nutrient and vitamin deficiencies can cause feelings of fatigue.
Common deficiencies leading to fatigue include:
Eating nutrient-rich foods can help reverse certain deficiencies.
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Here are some examples:
Supplements can also help reverse deficiencies.
Brittle or Dry Hair
Your hair says a lot about your overall health.
Changes in hair, such as brittle or dry hair, can be a sign of nutrient deficiency.
Zinc deficiency in particular is associated with brittle and dry hair.
Zinc-rich foods include:
Supplementation is also said to be effective in reversing zinc deficiency.
Supplementation can help reverse symptoms.
Mood and Appetite Changes
Other changes can also occur.
Severe Hair Loss
Some hair loss is normal, especially with age.
However, severe hair loss is a sign of undernutrition.
Several nutrient deficiencies may impact hair growth and can cause severe hair loss.
These include:
Supplementation may help, although more research is needed.
According to one literature review, hair loss from zinc deficiency can be reversed with oral zinc supplements.
Likewise, an omega-6 fatty acid known asarachidonicacid and vitamin E may help promote hair growth.
Wounds That Heal Slowly
Wounds that heal slowlyare another sign of nutrient deficiency.
People with zinc deficiency may experience slower or delayed wound healing.
Slow wound healing can also be due to deficiencies in vitamins C and K.
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You may also experience tingling in your hands and toes.
Vitamin D oral supplements or injections can reverse symptoms.
To reverse symptoms and improve health outcomes, you’re free to eat more vitamin D-fortified foods.
Also, talk to your healthcare provider about taking vitamin D supplements.
you might also increase the amount of time spent in the sun.
When sunlight hits your skin, it triggers vitamin D synthesis.
Rapid heart beat (tachycardias)can be due to iron-deficiency anemia.
Some deficiencies are much more common than others, though.
Crohns diseaseandmultiple sclerosisare associated with nutrient deficiency.Eating disordersare also associated with nutritional deficiencies.
How Can You Know for Sure?
Experts say you cannot rely on signs or symptoms to confirm or rule out nutrient deficiencies.
Its also not something you’re able to self-diagnose.
Prevention Tips
you might make choices that help prevent nutrient deficiencies.
Deficiencies cause health problems and may show up as symptoms like fatigue, pain, or soreness.
Some people are more likely than others to experience nutrient deficiencies.
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