Saw this is the paper today and thought you would find it helpful. Though we may try to eat right sometimes we are do not get all the nutrients we need. Here are the most common nutritional deficiencies and what percentage of woman experience them. Also listed are foods you can add to your diet that are high in those nutrients. Nutritional requirements are expressed as daily nutritional requirements.

 Vitamin A – Women need 700 mcg and 52% of women are deficient in Vitamin A. Good sources are dark colored cooked vegetables and sweet potato.

Vitamin C – Women need 75 mg and 48% of women are deficient in Vitamin C. Good sources are citrus, juices, vegetables.

Vitamin E – Women need 22 International Units of Natural Vitamin E or 33 International Units of Synthetic Vitamin E. 93% of women are deficient in Vitamin E. Good sources are fortified cereal, nuts, sunflower oil.

Fiber – Women need 22 to 28 grams of fiber. About 50% of women are deficient in their fiber intake. Good sources of fiber are high fiber cereals, beans, or lentils.

Magnesium – Women need 315 mg of magnesium and 66% of women are deficient in magnesium. Good sources are bran and cooked spinach.

Potassium – Women need 400 mg of potassium and a whopping 99% are deficient. Good sources are bananas, sweet and white potatoes and white beans.

Calcium – Women under 50 need 1000 mg and over 50 years of age need 1200 mg. 54% of women are deficient in calcium intake. Good sources are milk, soy milk (read the label because brands vary), dairy foods and spinach.

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