Signature deficiencies

VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES In Different
Conditions

Alcoholics===Folate and thiamine.

Smoking===Vitamin C due to used up
by FR in smoke.

New born===Vitamin K due to sterile
gut
Bcz MC source of Vitamin K is gut
bacteria.

Hospitalized Pts===Vitamin
K>>>Biotin
Bcz of antibiotics use that kills gut
bacteria

Renal Failure ===Vitamin D.
Due to failure of 1 alpha hydroxylation.

Rice as staple diet===B1 Deficiency
That's why it has been enriched with B1
in some countries

Perniciuos anemia===Autoimmune
atrophic gastritis===B--12 deficiency.

Colostrum (Breast milk upto 4
days)=== deficient in Vitamin D.

Breast milk=== deficient in D ,K, fluoride and
pantothenic acid (Cpsp key).

Goat milk === deficient in Vitamin
B6 ,Folate .

Cow milk === deficient in Vitamin A,C ,D.

Post menopauseal wome===
deficient in vitamin D (400 IU daily intake
recommended ).

Women strict vegetarian ===B12
DEFICIENCY in her and her baby if
pregnant or not.

Pregnant lady === Folate deficiency
bcz of its more excretion due to increased
GFR
And Fetal tissue growth consumption.

Pregnant lady with alcohol
consumption ===MC Vitamin Deficiency
===Folate.
Increased NTDs risk.

People having just maize their Staple
diet===B3 NIACIN deficiency ===risk of
PELLAGRA 3D diarrhea dementia
dermatitis.

Celiac disease involves ===Jejunum
mostly===So Folate deficiency.

Crohns disease ===Involves ILEUM
===so B12 deficiency occurs.

Terminal ileal resection ===B12
&Bile salts deficiency === osmotic
diarrhea and increased water loss and bile
salts (Ganong).

Cystic Fibrosis ===ADEK fat soluble
vitamins deficiency

Total pancreatectomy === ADEK
DEFICIENCY.

Alcoholics==MC deficiency of Mg.