Deficiencies in these minerals may cause the following:
Nutritional Deficiency
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Iron Deficiency - Anemia •
Signs/Symptoms
Weakness and tiredness
Paleness
Slow cognitive and social
development
Dizziness
Lack of appetite
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Iodine Deficiency – Goiter
Slow mental development
Deafness
Difficulty in looking in bright
light
Weakness, sleepiness, cold
feeling
Thick dry skin
Difficulty in swallowing
Bulging eyes
Enlargement of the thyroid in
the lower front of the neck
CalciumRickets/Osteoporosis
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Muscle cramps
Joint pains
Brittle nails
Dry skin
Increased bone fracture
or breakage