Vitamin deficiency will cause problems if it occurs for long term. If vitamin deficiency lasts long enough, there will be a deficiency disease. Simple example in cases of vitamin C deficiency is bleeding gums.
Many of us are actually near with boundary line of vitamin B12 deficiency. Examples of vitamin B12 deficiency disease are anemia which can be detected through a simple blood test. Before anemia occurs, vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause depression, confusion and other symptoms of mental illness.
Here are the signs that you are in a borderline vitamin deficiency:
- Rarely eat vegetables and fresh fruit, actually both of these natural foods are best sources of vitamins and minerals.
- In a time long enough to experience severe stress or fatigue due often work hard. In times of stress, our bodies are deficient in vitamin. This is exacerbated by unhealthy eating patterns. Vitamin deficiency became more severe.
- Bronchitis disease or surgery recovery. At this situation, we tend to lose appetite. That’s why we need extra vitamins and minerals for recovery.
- Suffers chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause more severe disease. Asthma sufferer tends to lack magnesium, whereas diabetes sufferer tends to be deficient in vitamin C.
Chronic diseases change workings of body in absorb and use vitamins and minerals. So, body are need extra supplement.
- Pregnant and lactating women. In the state of pregnancy and breastfeeding, mothers need extra vitamins and minerals to be divided for baby.
- Suffers depression. When depressed, we tend not to eat well. This can worsen depression because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause depression.
- Smoking. Because of this unhealthy habit that grabbing all our intake of vitamins, especially vitamin C.