What are some examples of deficiency diseases?

How common are vitamin-deficiency diseases in the United States?

• How common are vitamin-deficiency diseases in the United States?

• Answer:

  Very. But no one knows it. Most smokers suffer from a sub-acute form of scurvy. Most Alzheimer's patients suffer from a b12 deficiency, but it is an odd form. You see, serum levels may even be normal, but the levels in the cerebral spinal fluid are less than 10% the amount of what other elderly folks have. IOW, inflammation, or something else, is blocking b12 from entering the cerebral spinal fluid. If it doesn't get in the cerebral spinal fluid, it won't get to the brain. An acetylcholinesteraise inhibitor might never be needed, if only they got normal amounts of b12 to their brains. Answer: daily marijuana and a daily methylcobalamin injection or nasal spray. Look up methylmate. And the maryjane is needed to ease systemic inflammation so your body will let the b12 into the cerebral spinal fluid. Most people never get enough minerals from their diet for optimimum health. We can blame this on a diet high in processed and cooked foods.