REASON |
REFERENCES |
FOOD SOURCES |
Vitamin
B6 deficiency |
Percept
Motor Skill 2002; 94: 135-140 |
Animal products including
offal, fish and eggs. Vegetable sources include melon, cabbage, bananas
and avocados. |
Zinc
deficiency |
Microchem
J1998; 59: 194-202 |
Zinc is present in lean
meat, seafood, especially oysters; eggs, soybeans, peanuts, wheat germ,
and cheese. |
Vitamin
B3 deficiency |
www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C228362.html |
Animal
sources include liver, poultry, lean meat, fish and eggs while plant
sources include whole grains, nuts, avocados and enriched flour. |
chromium
deficiency |
www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/insulin.htm |
Chromium is high in
wholemeal bread, brewer's yeast, liver, lean meats, poultry, whole grains,
eggs and cheese. |
Vitamin
B12 deficiency |
J
Int Med 2003; 254: 343-352 |
This vitamin is not
produced by plants, so the only source is animal products, particularly
offal, fish, eggs and dairy products. |
molybdenum
deficiency |
Histol Histopathol 1997; 2:
513-524 |
Foods such as wheat, canned
beans, wheatgerm, liver, legumes, offal and eggs |
Taurine
deficiency |
Amino Acids 2004; 26: 267-271 |
Meat and fish. Taurine is
manufactured in the body from amino acids (methionine and cysteine).
Infants are unable to produce their own Taurine and rely on food sources. |
Vitamin
B5 deficiency |
J Invest Dermatol 2003;
120: 428-433 |
The vitamin is present in
meat, whole grains, bran, nuts and molasses. It is also high in animal
products such as chicken, kidneys, and eggs. |
Para-Amino
Benzoic Acid Deficiency |
www.vrp.com/art/669.asp |
PABA
is found in liver, kidney, brewer's yeast, molasses, whole grains,
mushrooms and spinach, and can be made by intestinal bacteria. |
Methionine
deficiency |
|
Food sources include beans,
eggs, fish, garlic, lentils, meat, onions, soybeans, seeds, yogurt.
|
tryptophan
deficiency |
Neurosc
Biobeh Rev 2002; 26: 293-308
J Med Invest. 2004 Aug;51(3-4):139-45. |
Generally all seeds, nuts,
and most vegetables contain tryptophan. The best sources of this amino
acid, however, are barley, sweet potatoes, cashew nuts, mangoes, papayas,
and milk.
|
Omega
3 and 6 deficiency |
Agro
Food Ind Hi Tec 2002; 13: 50-51 |
|
sodium
deficiency |
|
|
Vitamin
B2 deficiency |
J
Biol Rhythm 1999; 14: 4-10 |
Lean meats, liver, kidneys,
milk, cheese, green vegetables especially broccoli. |
Omega
3 and 6 deficiency |
J Exp Med 2005; 201: 671-674 |
|
iron
deficiency |
Pediatr Hemet Oncol 2005;
22: 127-131 |
Iron
is present in red and to a lesser extent, white meat, seafood and other
animal products. It is also present in dark green vegetables whole grains,
nuts, and dried fruit. |
zinc
deficiency |
J Neurosci Res 2005; 80:
145-149 |
Zinc is present in lean
meat, seafood, especially oysters; eggs, soybeans, peanuts, wheat germ,
and cheese. |
iodine
deficiency |
Int J Vitam Nutr Res
2004; 74: 103-115 |
Iodine is in high
concentrations in seaweed, white fish. Table salt is frequently
supplemented with Iodine. Higher intakes are recommended during pregnancy. |
need more
L-phenylalanine or magnesium |
|
|
Vitamin
B5 deficiency |
Physiol Res 1999; 48: 175-187 |
The vitamin is present in
meat, whole grains, bran, nuts and molasses. It is also high in animal
products such as chicken, kidneys, and eggs. |
Manganese
deficiency |
Best Pract Res Cl Rh
2001; 15: 595-607 |
Sources include cereals,
tea, green leafed vegetables, wholewheat bread, pulses and nuts. |
Thiamine
deficiency |
Alcohol Alcoholism 1996;
31: 421-427 |
|
magnesium deficiency |
Sleep Med 2003; 4: 263-264 |
Magnesium is in high
concentrations in brown rice, soybeans, nuts, wholemeal flour, fish, green
vegetables, milk and pulses. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
molybdenum
deficiency |
Acta Otolaryngol. 2003 Dec;123(9):1087-93. |
Foods
such as wheat, canned beans, wheatgerm, liver, legumes, offal and eggs. |
Vitamin A and or EFA
deficiency |
|
Found in animal products
like liver, eggs, butter and fish oils. Also found in red or orange
vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, and peppers. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Possible food allergies |
|
|
Vitamin B1, B2 or B6 deficiency |
J Oral Pathol MED 1991; 20: 389-91 |
B1 from whole grains, brown
rice, seafood and pulses. B2 from lean meat, offal, dairy produce and
green vegetables. B6 from offal fish, eggs, cabbage, bananas and avocados. |
Magnesium or potassium deficiency |
Deutsc Med Wochens 2003; 128: 1225-8 |
Magnesium is in high
concentrations in brown rice, soybeans, nuts, wholemeal flour, fish, green
vegetables, milk and pulses. |
Selenium deficiency |
Photoderm Photo 2003; 19: 182-9 |
|
Vitamin
B6 deficiency |
Nutr Rev 2004; 62: 96-104 |
Animal products including
offal, fish and eggs. Vegetable sources include melon, cabbage, bananas
and avocados. |
Magnesium or zinc deficiency |
Otolaryng
Clin N Am2003; 36: 359-,
Auris Nasas Larynx 2002; 29: 329-33 |
Magnesium is
high in brown rice, soybeans, nuts, wholemeal flour, fish, green
vegetables, milk and pulses. |
magnesium deficiency |
Headache1991; 31: 298-301 |
Magnesium is in high
concentrations in brown rice, soybeans, nuts, wholemeal flour, fish, green
vegetables, milk and pulses. |
Lithium or vitamin B12 deficiency |
J Psychopharm 2005; 19:
59-65
Med Hypotheses 2005; 64: 142-150
|
This vitamin is not
produced by plants, so the only source is animal products, particularly
offal, fish, eggs and dairy products. |
Boron deficiency |
J Nutr 1996; 126:
S2441-S2451 Suppl. S |
Fruit
and vegetables contain Boron, but most modern agriculture has depleted it
from the soil, so even with fresh vegetables you may not be getting
enough. If you have arthritis you can be sure you need a supplement of
Boron. |