In today’s fast-paced world, where people eat a lot of processed food, don’t eat well, and are under a lot of stress, vitamin deficiencies are becoming more common. But most of the time, they go unnoticed. These problems don’t always make a big deal about themselves like serious illnesses do. The body, on the other hand, sends out quiet warning signs that are easy to miss.
“Vitamin deficiencies are much more common than people think, especially in cities,” says Dr. Mohit Sharma, a Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad. “The problem is that the symptoms are usually mild and not very specific, which makes it harder to diagnose and treat.”
These five small signs could mean that you don’t have enough of something: