Dietary deficiencies we can all have them

[anzel]

Just how common are dietary deficiencies?

I eat veggies and plenty of protein. I take supplements. I drink greens drinks, but I wonder what is missing from my diet. Things like training and stress and even drinking alcohol or coffee can rob us of nutrients.

A study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition showed that it's really hard to get all the essential vitamins and minerals from food alone.

A study analyzed 70 athlete diets. Every single diet was deficient in at least three nutrients. Some diets were missing up to fifteen nutrients! The most common deficiencies?

iodine
vitamin D
zinc
vitamin E
calcium

Also published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, showed that people following one of four popular diet plans (including Atkins, South Beach, and the DASH diet) were also very likely to be micronutrient deficient, particularly in six key micronutrients:

vitamin B7
vitamin D
vitamin E
chromium
iodine
molybdenum
Less than 10% met the minimum standards for a complete, balanced diet. Like the other studies, these people were missing such nutrients as:

zinc
magnesium
vitamin D
omega 3 fatty acids
protein

Bottom line: Dietary deficiencies are very common. Chances are, you've got one, no matter how good you think your diet is.
That's a problem because when you're deficient in key nutrients, your physiology doesn't work properly. And when your body doesn't work as it should, you feel rotten.

Do you guys feel vitamins are good enough? Do you try to bring in the nutrients by way of certain foods?






Food Alone May Not Provide Sufficient Micronutrients for Preventing Deficiency | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Full Text


Prevalence of micronutrient deficiency in popular diet plans | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Full Text

 

[Milton]

Just how common are dietary deficiencies?

I eat veggies and plenty of protein. I take supplements. I drink greens drinks, but I wonder what is missing from my diet. Things like training and stress and even drinking alcohol or coffee can rob us of nutrients.

A study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition showed that it's really hard to get all the essential vitamins and minerals from food alone.

A study analyzed 70 athlete diets. Every single diet was deficient in at least three nutrients. Some diets were missing up to fifteen nutrients! The most common deficiencies?

iodine
vitamin D
zinc
vitamin E
calcium

Also published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, showed that people following one of four popular diet plans (including Atkins, South Beach, and the DASH diet) were also very likely to be micronutrient deficient, particularly in six key micronutrients:

vitamin B7
vitamin D
vitamin E
chromium
iodine
molybdenum
Less than 10% met the minimum standards for a complete, balanced diet. Like the other studies, these people were missing such nutrients as:

zinc
magnesium
vitamin D
omega 3 fatty acids
protein

Bottom line: Dietary deficiencies are very common. Chances are, you've got one, no matter how good you think your diet is.
That's a problem because when you're deficient in key nutrients, your physiology doesn't work properly. And when your body doesn't work as it should, you feel rotten.

Do you guys feel vitamins are good enough? Do you try to bring in the nutrients by way of certain foods?






Food Alone May Not Provide Sufficient Micronutrients for Preventing Deficiency | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Full Text


Prevalence of micronutrient deficiency in popular diet plans | Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Full Text

I always stay away from anything man made when it comes to nutrition and always stick to the original source of my vitamins and minerals. When in doubt, I eat it raw.

 

[Therealkozmo]

What kind of testing is used to determine these deficiencies

 

[anzel]

Blood analysis I assume.

 

[Therealkozmo]

Blood analysis I assume.

as determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Reference Daily Intake (RDI) guidelines.

^^not a fan. Take for example the old school food pyramid with breads and pasta at the bottom meaning that's what they want you to eat. Why, because Government and business hand and hand.

 

[anzel]

as determined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Reference Daily Intake (RDI) guidelines.

^^not a fan. Take for example the old school food pyramid with breads and pasta at the bottom meaning that's what they want you to eat. Why, because Government and business hand and hand.

Very true. But if it's not a study citing FDA s RDA and RDI then it's a study paid for by a supplement company or something. Even independent studies can be misleading or flat out wrong due to methods that don't really work for accuracy or realistic "real world" situations. Alot of those meta data studies are worthless.
So good point. But still food for thought

 

[Therealkozmo]

Very true. But if it's not a study citing FDA s RDA and RDI then it's a study paid for by a supplement company or something. Even independent studies can be misleading or flat out wrong due to methods that don't really work for accuracy or realistic "real world" situations. Alot of those meta data studies are worthless.
So good point. But still food for thought

Most studies fall into that category. DAA study is the first that came to mind