Simple Wellbeing
Our Wellbeing Matters
Nutrient Deficiencies
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Nutrient
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Symptoms
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Calcium
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Bone pain and deformities. Greater likelihood of fractures (due to bone thinning or osteoporosis), muscle spasms and tooth discolouration and greater susceptibility to painful tooth decay.
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Folate (folic acid)
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Fatigue and weakness (due to anaemia)
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Iron
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Fatigue and weakness (due to anaemia)
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Magnesium
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Muscles spasms
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Niacin
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Diarrhoea, skin disorders, confusion (pellagra), and sore tongue.
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Protein
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Tissue swelling (edema) usually in legs: dry skin; and hair loss
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Vitamin A
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Night blindness
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Vitamin B1
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Pins and needles sensation, especially in the feet and heart failure
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Vitamin B2
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Sore tongue and cracks at edge of mouth
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Vitamin B12
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Fatigue and weakness (due to anaemia), pins and needles sensation and confusion
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Vitamin C
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Weakness and bleeding gums
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Vitamin D
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Bone thinning and bone pain
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Vitamin K
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Tendency to bruise and bleed
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