Micronutrient deficiency, whereby levels of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy bodily function are far too low, is common in people with type 2 diabetes, finds a pooled data analysis of the ...

Malnutrition happens when the body doesn't get the necessary nutrients, causing issues like weight loss and fatigue. Prevent ...

“On rare occasions, vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause skin bruising,” notes Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical ...

In a recent review article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the author describes the current state of knowledge regarding the body’s requirements for various micronutrients and how ...

Spotting the early signs can help to make required changes that can help prevent anaemia. Here are some of the early signs of ...

Many Indians believe that eating home cooked food is enough to meet daily vitamin and mineral needs. The truth is different.

Researchers have uncovered startling connections between micronutrient deficiencies and the composition of gut microbiomes in early life that could help explain why resistance to antibiotics has been ...

Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal tracts. The composition of this gut microbiome has been shown to have close ...

A new review uncovers why dangerous vitamin deficiencies, from vision loss to life-threatening complications, are harming patients years after weight loss surgery, and how better follow-up could save ...