VITAMIN

Conditions Resulting From Deficiency

Vitamin A

Impaired vision, night blindness, total blindness; impaired immunity; mutation in the lining of the upper respiratory passages and bladder; arrested development of tooth enamel

Vitamin B1

Degenerative nervous system diseases (e.g., beriberi), wasting; may lead to death

Vitamin B2

Sore throat with redness and swelling of the mouth and throat mucosa; cracking of the lips and corners of the mouth; tongue inflammation and atrophy; pseudo-syphilis; decreased red blood cell count

Vitamin B3

Pellagra (may lead to dementia and death); slow metabolism

Vitamin B5

Acne; paresthesia (tingling or numbness of the skin)

Vitamin B6

Anemia, depression, dermatitis, hypertension, water retention, elevated levels of homocysteine

Vitamin B7

Impaired growth and neurological disorders in infants

Vitamin B9

Macrocytic anemia, elevated homocysteine, birth defects

Vitamin B12

Macrocytic anemia, elevated homocysteine, peripheral neuropathy, memory loss and other cognitive deficits, paralysis (rarely)

Vitamin C

Scurvy

Vitamin D

Bone diseases (e.g., rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis)

Vitamin E

Neurological problems due to poor nerve conduction; increased risk for certain cancers (e.g., breast and prostate), high cholesterol and type II diabetes

Vitamin K

Massive, uncontrolled bleeding; cartilage calcification; severe malformation of developing bone; deposition of insoluble calcium salts in the walls of arteries

MINERAL

Conditions Resulting From Deficiency

Calcium

Tingling of hands and feet; carpal spasms, hyperactive tendon reflexes; cardiac arrhythmia

Chloride

Impaired metabolism

Chromium

Severely impaired glucose tolerance, loss of weight, confusion, peripheral neuropathy

Copper

Iron deficiency, resulting in anemia

Iodine

Hypothyroidism; mental retardation

Iron

Anemia

Magnesium

Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, Vitamin K deficiency, impaired immunity, depression, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, stress, insomnia, migraine, cancer, ADHD, asthma, allergies

Manganese

Joint pain, inflammation, arthritis, dermatitis, Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis, schizophrenia, diabetes, epilepsy

Molybdenum

Slowed or arrested growth, reduced appetite, impaired reproduction

Phosphorus

Muscle and neurological dysfunction, disruption of muscle and blood cells

Potassium

Hypertension, heart disease

Selenium

Myocardial necrosis, leading to weakening of the heart; atrophy, degeneration and necrosis of cartilage tissue; hypothyroidism, including extreme fatigue, mental slowing, goiter, cretinism and recurrent miscarriage

Vanadium

Reduced growth, impaired reproduction; unstable blood glucose levels

Zinc

Hair loss, skin lesions, diarrhea, and wasting of body tissues; impaired eyesight, taste, smell and memory; pregnancy and child birth complications