Our bodies need vitamins and nutrients to keep them fit and healthy. Nutrition is obtained through what we consume, such as vegetables, fruit and nuts.
When we adopt an unhealthy diet, we are susceptible to nutritional deficiencies, causing several body functions to change. Lack of nutrition in the body can also cause various diseases.
The body will issue an alarm signal when it lacks certain nutrients. The following body signs or signals when you lack nutrition or vitamins certain. Check out the following review!
1. Brittle Hair and Nails
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Reporting from Healthline, brittle nails and hair are signs that the body lacks biotin. Biotin is also called vitamin B7 which helps convert food into energy.
When the body lacks biotin, hair and nails become brittle, thin, and even split, which causes hair and nails to become damaged. In addition, biotin deficiency also causes cramps, muscle pain, and tingling in the hands and feet.
You can meet your biotin intake from foods such as fish, meat, dairy products, nuts, spinach, broccoli, bananas, cauliflower and sweet potatoes.
2. Canker sores and chapped lips
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Small, shallow sores in the mouth can be caused by a lack of intake of certain vitamins or minerals. Canker sores are usually caused by a deficiency of iron or vitamin B.
Angular cheilitis or a condition that causes the corners of the mouth to crack or bleed can be caused by excess saliva or dehydration. This condition indicates that the body is deficient in iron and B vitamins, especially riboflavin.
When you experience canker sores and chapped lips, you can increase your intake of foods that contain iron, such as green leafy vegetables, milk, meat, poultry and nuts.
3. Bad Vision at Night
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Low intake of foods containing vitamin A causes a condition called night blindness. This condition makes a person lose their ability to see when there is minimal light or when dusk comes.
Vitamin A is useful in producing rhodopsin, which is a pigment in the retina of the eye to help your vision at night.
When this continues to happen and is not treated, you can experience xerophthalmia, a condition that can damage the cornea and cause blindness.
4. Seborrheic Dermatitis and Dandruff
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Seborrhoeic dermatitis and dandruff are skin disorders that affect the oil-producing areas of the body. This condition causes itching and peeling.
Dandruff usually occurs on the scalp, while seborrheic dermatitis can also appear on the face, chest, armpits and groin.
Dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis can be caused by many factors, one of which is an unhealthy diet. This causes low levels of zinc, niacin (vitamin B3), riboflacin (vitamin B2), and pyridoxine (vitamin B6) in the blood.
5. Bone Pain
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The vitamin that is important for bone health is vitamin D. Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can weaken muscles and cause bone pain.
According to National Institutes of Healthadults need 15 mcg of vitamin D. You can get it from regular exposure to morning sunlight.
Apart from that, consuming milk or yoghurt, salmon twice a week can help increase vitamin D intake to improve bone health.
6. Shortness of breath, cold hands and feet
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A body that has difficulty regulating body temperature is a sign of anemia or a lack of red blood cells. These symptoms cause pale skin and a sore tongue.
When the body does not have enough iron to produce hemoglobin or red blood cells, which function to transport oxygen throughout the body, you will feel tired and very weak.
According to American Association of Retired Personsiron deficiency occurs most often in children, women under 50 years of age, and pregnant women.
7. Lack of Appetite
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When the body lacks magnesium, it will cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and a weak body, according to Cleveland Clinic.
If left untreated, it will cause numbness, tingling, cramps, spasms, and irregular heartbeat. You can help increase your magnesium levels back to normal by eating foods such as cashews, peanuts and spinach.
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2024-02-11 23:15:00
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