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  1. Vitamin deficiency anemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vitamin deficiency anemia is a lack of healthy red blood cells caused by lower than usual amounts of vitamin B-12 and folate.

  2. Vitamin D deficiency - Mayo Clinic

    Vitamin D also appears to play a role in insulin production and immune function — and how this relates to chronic disease prevention and cancer — but this is ...

  3. Vitamin deficiency anemia - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    To help diagnose vitamin deficiency anemias, you might have blood tests that check for: The number and appearance of red blood cells; The amount of vitamin ...

  4. Vitamin D deficiency: Can it cause high blood pressure? - Mayo Clinic

    Answer From Fouad Chebib, M.D.. A vitamin D deficiency means you don't have enough vitamin D in your body. A lack of vitamin D makes bones weak.

  5. Study finds micronutrient deficiencies common at time of celiac disease diagnosis - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... deficiency. Other deficiencies included iron, vitamin D, copper, vitamin B12 and folate. The nutritional deficiencies have potential health ramifications ...

  6. Iron deficiency anemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    An intestinal disorder, such as celiac disease, which affects your intestine's ability to absorb nutrients from digested food, can lead to iron deficiency ...

  7. Anemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vitamin deficiency anemia. Besides iron, the body needs folate and vitamin B-12 to make enough healthy red blood cells. A diet that doesn't have enough of these ...

  8. Rickets - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency. Rare inherited problems also ...

  9. Vitamin D - Mayo Clinic

    Osteomalacia. Vitamin D supplements are used to treat adults with severe vitamin D deficiency, resulting in loss of bone mineral content, bone pain, muscle ...

  10. Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition - Mayo Clinic

    These diets may not include enough fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nutrient-rich foods. ... Vitamin B-12 deficiency may go undetected in people who eat a ...