Nutritional Deficiency and Its Symptoms:

Nutrient
Biotin

Incidence of Deficiency
Uncommon Avera e diet contains !" to #"$ of %DA& ("$ of diets deficient +#$ of diets deficient, avera e diet contains #"$ of %DA&

Typical Symptoms and Diseases

Dermatitis, eye inflammation, hair loss, loss of muscle control, insomnia, muscle weakness Brittle nails, cramps, delusions, depression, insomnia, irrita'ility, osteoporosis, palpitations, peridontal disease, rickets, tooth decay An)iety, fati ue, lucose intolerance, adult*onset dia'etes Anemia, arterial dama e, depression, diarrhea, fati ue, fra ile 'ones, hair loss, hyperthyroidism, weakness Diarrhea, dry skin and hair, hair loss, immune impairment, infertility, poor wound healin , premenstrual syndrome, acne, ec/ema, all stones, liver de eneration Anemia, apathy, diarrhea, fati ue, headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite, neural tu'e defects in fetus, paranoia, shortness of 'reath, weakness Cretinism, fati ue, hypothyroidism, wei ht ain Anemia, 'rittle nails, confusion, constipation, depression, di//iness, fati ue, headaches, inflamed ton ue, mouth lesions An)iety, confusion, heart attack, hyperactivity, insomnia, nervousness, muscular irrita'ility, restlessness, weakness Atherosclerosis, di//iness, elevated cholesterol, lucose intolerance, hearin loss, loss of muscle control, rin in in ears Bad 'reath, canker sores, confusion, depression, dermatitis, diarrhea, emotional insta'ility, fati ue, irrita'ility, loss of appetite, memory impairment, muscle weakness, nausea, skin eruptions and inflammation A'dominal pains, 'urnin feet, depression, ec/ema, fati ue, hair loss, immune impairment, insomnia, irrita'ility, low 'lood pressure, muscle spasms, nausea, poor coordination Acne, constipation, depression, edema, e)cessive water consumption, fati ue, lucose intolerance, hi h cholesterol levels, insomnia, mental impairment, muscle weakness, nervousness, poor refle)es Acne, anemia, arthritis, eye inflammation, depression,

Calcium

Chromium Copper -ssential fatty acids

.ery common

0olic acid

Avera e diet contains 1"$ of %DA&, deficient in 2""$ of elderly in one study, deficient in !3$ of adolescent irls, re4uirement dou'les in pre nancy Uncommon since the supplementation of salt with iodine 5ost common mineral deficiency

Iodine

Iron

5a nesium

+# to 3#$ of diets deficient: avera e diet contains #" to 1"$ of %DA&

5an anese

Unknown, may 'e common in women

Niacin

Commonly deficient in elderly

6antothenic acid 7B#8

Avera e elderly diet contains 1"$ of %DA&

6otassium

Commonly deficient in elderly

6yrido)ine

+2$ of male and ("$ of female diets

7B18

deficient

di//iness, facial oiliness, fati ue, impaired wound healin , irrita'ility, loss of appetite, loss of hair, mouth lesions, nausea Blurred vision, cataracts, depression, dermatitis, di//iness, hair loss, inflamed eyes, mouth lesions, nervousness, neurolo ical symptoms 7num'ness, loss of sensation, :electric shock: sensations8, sei/ures; sensitivity to li ht, sleepiness, weakness <rowth impairment, hi h cholesterol levels, increased incidence of cancer, pancreatic insufficiency 7ina'ility to secrete ade4uate amounts of di estive en/ymes8, immune impairment, liver impairment, male sterility Confusion, constipation, di estive pro'lems, irrita'ility, loss of appetite, memory loss, nervousness, num'ness of hands and feet, pain sensitivity, poor coordination, weakness Acne, dry hair, fati ue, rowth impairment, insomnia, hyperkeratosis 7thickenin and rou hness of skin8, immune impairment, ni ht 'lindness, wei ht loss Anemia, constipation, depression, di//iness, fati ue, intestinal distur'ances, headaches, irrita'ility, loss of vi'ration sensation, low stomach acid, mental distur'ances, moodiness, mouth lesions, num'ness, spinal cord de eneration Bleedin ums, depression, easy 'ruisin , impaired wound healin , irrita'ility, ?oint pains, loose teeth, malaise, tiredness; Burnin sensation in mouth, diarrhea, insomnia, myopia, nervousness, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, rickets, scalp sweatin <ait distur'ances, poor refle)es, loss of position sense, loss of vi'ration sense, shortened red 'lood cell life Bleedin disorders Acne, amnesia, apathy, 'rittle nails, delayed se)ual maturity, depression, diarrhea, ec/ema, fati ue, rowth impairment, hair loss, hi h cholesterol levels, immune impairment, impotence, irrita'ility, lethar y, loss of appetite, loss of sense of taste, low stomach acid, male infertility, memory impairment, ni ht 'lindness, paranoia, white spots on nails, wound healin impairment

%i'oflavin

Deficient in 9"$ of elderly Britons

Selenium

Avera e diet contains #"$ of %DA

=hiamin

Commonly deficient in elderly

.itamin A

>"$ of diets deficient

.itamin B*2>

Serum levels low in >#$ of hospital patients

.itamin C

>" to #"$ of diets deficient

.itamin D

1>$ of elderly women@s diets deficient >9$ of male and 2#$ of female diets deficient Deficiency in pre nant women and new'orns common

.itamin .itamin A

Binc

13$ of diets deficient