nutritional deficiencies

#1 LIB

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 01:37 AM

Is there any accurate way the average person can test for nutritional deficiencies? I believe I might have b6 and zinc deficiencies but I'd really like some accurate way of knowing. I've heard of hair mineral analysis but some say it's bogus?

#2 nameless

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 03:05 AM

I think they have a blood test for B6. I know they do for B12 and Folic acid.

Minerals can be tested by blood too, but some of the tests aren't always accurate. You could try a zinc oral test, but I don't know how good they are.

By the way, why do you think you are deficient in B6? I thought I read that such a deficiency is pretty rare.

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 07:02 AM

The poster raises a good question. How does one know what one needs? I bet more people would donate blood if the Red Cross gave a free blood diagnosis on the results.

Edited by Ghostrider, 12 March 2008 - 07:03 AM.

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Posted 12 March 2008 - 09:24 PM

You can get a test for pyrroles in your urine. This would indicate that you have pyroluria which means you lose zinc and vitamin b6. Pyroluria is a b6 and zinc deficiency - or dependency really.

A blood test can tell if you are low in b6. This may not be that accurate. A urine test for metabolites would be more accurate. Usually if you test for XA (xanuthuric acid ?sp?) or some other acid/metabolite then you have a b6 deficiency.

Zinc status is sold in health food stores and tells you your zinc levels.

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