Nutrient Deficiency

Medical News Bulletin
Bone Condition Kyphosis Linked to Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency
Medical News Bulletin
Subsequent experiments showed that when the maternal diet during gestation and lactation contained minimal or no vitamin D, the piglets developed kyphosis, were smaller, had decreased bone mineral content, and femur and vertebrae abnormalities.

Medical News Bulletin
Bone Condition Kyphosis Linked to Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency
Medical News Bulletin
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem and is particularly concerning during pregnancy. Low maternal vitamin D levels can affect offspring, leading to problems with bone development. A recent article looked at the effects of maternal vitamin D ...

Medical News Bulletin
Can Vitamin D Reduce Risk of Pre-eclampsia in Pregnancy?
Medical News Bulletin
... and a standardized definition of pre-eclampsia, including clinical parameters for early- and late-onset pre-eclampsia, would allow for comparison of findings across studies. Further research should involve more individuals at high-risk of vitamin D ...

Kasmir Monitor
Is Taking a Multivitamin Worth the Risks?
Kasmir Monitor
Standard multivitamins are an effective and recommended supplement for people who do not get enough nutrients through their diet. Keep in mind, making dietary changes is both more effective and tastier than supplementing to alleviate a nutrition ...

Deccan Chronicle
Weight loss surgery doubles risk of anemia: Study
Deccan Chronicle
She believes the research proves that complications of surgery, such as vitamin and mineral deficiency, can also be lessened through improved follow-up." The study which was published in the Jama Surgery journal found Eisenberg's team to have tracked ...
Weight-loss surgery more than doubles your risk of anemiaGears Of Biz

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Civilized
How to Identify a Nutrient Deficiency in Cannabis Plants
Civilized
Whether you're growing your first marijuana plant or you've been planting crops for years, it's important that you learn how to identify a nutrient deficiency in cannabis plants. Like most commercial crops, marijuana draws macro- and micro-nutrients ...

Express.co.uk
Vitamin warning: Take THESE three supplements in winter to avoid becoming deficient
Express.co.uk
This is one of the main nutrients people can become deficient in during autumn and winter. A lack of sunlight - the most efficient source of vitamin D - means levels can drop, causing symptoms of muscle weakness, unexplained fatigue and difficulty ...

The Shocking Truth About Vitamin D Deficiency And Its Repercussions
Health Thoroughfare
More than half of the Western population (59%) suffers from vitamin D deficiencies, according to the latest study. Furthermore, nearly 25% of people tested have an extremely low level of vitamin D in the body, which can trigger diseases such as cancer, ...

Post-Op Gastric Bypass Care Vital for Preventing Anemia
MedPage Today
The research group suggested that these high rates of anemia "may reflect a mixed vitamin and mineral deficiency, because patients had normocytic anemia." However, a large benefit for total body mass index reduction was seen among the total cohort ...

Express.co.uk
Best supplement: Study found 98 per cent of people are deficient in ...
Express.co.uk
SUPPLEMENTS are often claimed to be unnecessary, but new research suggests omega-3 is one you probably do need.

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Body and Soul
Vitamin C
Body and Soul
"That's because the body uses it to produce stress hormones, and it will prioritise this before directing any to the other processes that vitamin C is responsible for. Also, we can't store it, so we need to top it up every day." Signs you're deficient ...

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Body and Soul
Am I vitamin deficient? - Body + Soul
Body and Soul
Eating your fruit and veg doesn't necessarily mean you're getting all the vitamins and minerals you need.

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Star2.com
Going vegetarian might mean more depression
Star2.com
A Bristol University study of almost 10,000 people from southwestern England discovered that vegetarians were almost twice as likely to develop depression because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies that can negatively impact their mental health. The ...

Vit D Deficiency: A Risk Factor for MS?
Monthly Prescribing Reference (registration)
Vitamin D deficiency in women was shown to be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers evaluated whether vitamin D deficiency was associated with the risk of MS, and to what extent the risk was ...

Civilized
How to Identify Micro-Nutrient Deficiencies in Cannabis Plants
Civilized
It's important that you can identify when your cannabis plant is showing signs of a micro-nutrient deficiency if you want to support a healthy crop and have a successful harvest. Micro-nutrients are elements plants need in small, trace amounts, and ...

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Science News
Shhhh! Some plant-eating dinos snacked on crunchy critters
Science News
“Sheep and cows are known to eat carcasses or bone when they have a deficiency in a mineral such as phosphorus or calcium, or if they're pregnant or ill.” But the discovery that some plant-eating dinos also ate crustaceans is the first example of this ...

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Bloomington Pantagraph
Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Some Anemic
Bloomington Pantagraph
She believes the research "proves that complications of surgery, such as vitamin and mineral deficiency, can also be lessened through improved follow-up." In the new study, Eisenberg's team tracked outcomes for 74 older male veterans, average age 51, ...

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Daily Free Press (subscription)
BU research shows LEDs can produce more vitamin D than sunlight
Daily Free Press (subscription)
“Vitamin D deficiency is one of the greatest health problems in the world and not many people know that vitamin D deficiency is very dangerous,” Veronikis said. “This could be a big step for BU in the medical field to bring attention to vitamin D ...

Study: Intake of Vitamin C improved brain cognitive function
MINA
Some experts have posited that those with dementia are elderly and often unable to make smart dietary choices or chew their food well, so nutrient deficiencies are to be expected. Another explanation for the deficiency in those with cognitive ...

Body and Soul
Trying to get pregnant? 6 things you should (or shouldn't) be eating
Body and Soul
Long-term inflammation is associated with reduced fertility, as are nutrient deficiencies. Prebiotic-rich foods (e.g. many high-fibre foods such as lentils, cruciferous vegetables, certain fruits (e.g. apples and bananas)) promote the growth of health ...