Appetite suppression in people taking GLP-1s could lead to deficiencies in vitamins and nutrients, an expert warns ...

Australian researchers warn GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cause scurvy, the historic "pirate disease," due to poor nutrition and vitamin C deficiency risks.

Deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to issues in bone health, but recent studies are revealing a more complex relationship between this nutrient and the immune system. Emerging evidence suggests ...

The body is incapable of producing its own magnesium, it has to be acquired through either food intake or supplementation. Magnesium deficiency can lead to many diseases. To avoid that, one should be ...

Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be re-emerging thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight loss surgery, a new ...

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone softening and subsequent bone pain and fractures. Learn its causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

New registry data show bronchiectasis affects multiple alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency genotypes, not just Pi*ZZ.

More than one-third of pregnant women are iron deficient, placing them at increased risk of a thyroid disease that increases the likelihood of pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, warn Belgian ...

Rickets is one of those diseases that seem incredibly old-fashioned. It’s difficult to comprehend, now, how widespread this bone ailment once was: In some cities less than a century ago, 90% of ...