This article is authored by Dr Ambrish Mithal, endocrinologist and chairman and head of endocrinology and diabetes, Max Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi.

Whether through your diet or supplements, these are the top nutrients you need to keep your body in top shape as you age.

A deficiency in protein can lead to a range of health issues, as the body relies on protein for growth and maintenance. Protein deficiency can have significant implications for overall health and ...

She only recognized the signs of iron deficiency because she had been diagnosed with it in the past, while completing her medical residency in anesthesiology in Toronto. Despite being a doctor ...

and elderly men. The overall prevalence varied widely, ranging from 12% in Meghalaya to 70% in Assam. Iron deficiency-associated anaemia prevalence was less than a third of the overall anaemia cases, ...

A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread, and some other foods ...

As in younger persons, treatment of ISH in the elderly should begin with lifestyle modifications. Weight reduction, limiting alcohol use, increasing physical activities, and reducing sodium intake ...

And the Highland Wildlife Park has had an elderly polar bear before. Mercedes died at the park in April 2011 at the age of 30.

Magnesium deficiency, or hypomagnesemia ... and role of magnesium in the body is often overshadowed by minerals like calcium and iron, yet its importance to human health cannot be overstated.

In contrast to global reductions observed in some higher-SDI regions, the burden of iron deficiency in elderly populations within the MENA region has been rising. Gardner et al. (2) suggest that ...