List of Nutrition Status Measures

1 - Ferritin

Ferritin is an intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. It acts as a buffer against iron deficiency and iron overload. Plasma ferritin is an indirect marker of the total amount of iron stored in the body, hence serum ferritin is used as a diagnostic test for iron deficiency anemia.

2 - Vitamin D

Vitamin D refers to a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate and zinc.

3 - Vitamin C

In humans, vitamin C is essential to a healthy diet as well as being a highly effective antioxidant, acting to lessen oxidative stress; a substrate for ascorbate peroxidase in plants (APX is plant specific enzyme) and an enzyme cofactor for the biosynthesis of many important biochemicals. Vitamin C acts as an electron donor for important enzymes.

4 - Red blood cell folate

Folate is a vitamin found primarily in green leafy vegetables. A synthetic version known as folic acid can also be found in fortified foods. Folate deficiency can lead to hyperhomocysteinemia, a condition which exists in about 5% of the population and is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular, neurodegenerative diseases, autoimmune disorders, type 2 diabetes, renal disease, osteoporosis, neuropsychiatric disorders, anemia, and cancer.

5 - Vitamin B12

6 - Parathyroid hormone

7 - Creatinine (urine)

8 - Iodine

9 - Iodine-to-creatinine ratio

10 - Potassium (urine)

11 - Sodium (urine)