Hair mineral analysis
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It really doesn't
Few foods have any break down. And even the non processed stuff does not have a wide break down. Key ones my rear. They're pretty much all key. The site I linked as I said is the only one which gives you proper break down that I know off.
I'm a firm believer in prevention rather than cure so would like to quantify my health and ensure everything is in the correct range, rather than wait until there are problems and go to the doctors.
In addition the toxin element. I bought a house earlier in the year that had a lead water supply pipe. Luckily my home buyers report indicated that and I was able to avoid drinking any tap water before getting the pipe replaced. Without the report I would have been none the wiser and would be accumulating heavy metals while living here. It would be good peace of mind to know that there aren't any other toxins in the environment that could cause issues down the road.
In addition the toxin element. I bought a house earlier in the year that had a lead water supply pipe. Luckily my home buyers report indicated that and I was able to avoid drinking any tap water before getting the pipe replaced. Without the report I would have been none the wiser and would be accumulating heavy metals while living here. It would be good peace of mind to know that there aren't any other toxins in the environment that could cause issues down the road.
Lol Glaucus, you're talking rubbish 
I never claimed that it does every vitamin, it does the key ones
It shows:
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Iron
And I don't know what version you're using but it shows in mg or IU and not %.
Those are all pretty key ones. If you can't keep those ones in check then of course you'll have bigger issues. My point still stands that for 90% of people who'd be interested in these tests, they could solve their supposed deficiencies by using something like MFP and keeping the basics in check
I never claimed that it does every vitamin, it does the key ones
It shows:
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Iron
And I don't know what version you're using but it shows in mg or IU and not %.
Those are all pretty key ones. If you can't keep those ones in check then of course you'll have bigger issues. My point still stands that for 90% of people who'd be interested in these tests, they could solve their supposed deficiencies by using something like MFP and keeping the basics in check
metals in your body don't get transferred into hair very effectively - having the hair tested will tell you nothing about the metals in your body.
Not talking rubbish at all and it doesn't do key ones. That is for an egg, clearly missing many key ones. My fitness pal is rubbish for tracking vitamins and minerals. And that's from someone who uses myfitnesspal over the other site. It is however useless for tracking such things.
As you clearly missed my last post
"I never claimed that it does every vitamin, it does the key ones
It shows:
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Iron
And I don't know what version you're using but it shows in mg or IU and not %.
Those are all pretty key ones. If you can't keep those ones in check then of course you'll have bigger issues. My point still stands that for 90% of people who'd be interested in these tests, they could solve their supposed deficiencies by using something like MFP and keeping the basics in check"
If it's useless at tracking the things I've mentioned, it's because you're using crappy sources. Either use verified ones or create your own, only have to do it once.
Magnesium that is linked with blood pressure which is a large problem in this country.
Choline is huge important and hard to get if you don't eat eggs.
And yet again the egg example doesn't even include all that is listed.
Omega3, b6 etc.
It really is simple myfitnesspal is bot designed to track vitamins and minerals and hence is poor.
Choline is huge important and hard to get if you don't eat eggs.
And yet again the egg example doesn't even include all that is listed.
Omega3, b6 etc.
It really is simple myfitnesspal is bot designed to track vitamins and minerals and hence is poor.
Choline is not an essential nutrient.
But again, you're missing my point. It might not track everything, but it tracks enough. And I'd go as far as saying that if you're hitting those tracked micronutrients in MyFitnessPal, without using supplements, then chances are you are eating a varied enough diet to not have any deficiencies*. Unless as I mentioned before, you're genetically predisposed to it or have another health condition
* Vitamin D is an exception, as it's very hard to get enough through diet alone at this time of year
Wikipedia said:
But again, you're missing my point. It might not track everything, but it tracks enough. And I'd go as far as saying that if you're hitting those tracked micronutrients in MyFitnessPal, without using supplements, then chances are you are eating a varied enough diet to not have any deficiencies*. Unless as I mentioned before, you're genetically predisposed to it or have another health condition
* Vitamin D is an exception, as it's very hard to get enough through diet alone at this time of year
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I'm not missing the point, it doesn't track enough you just seem to think a few vitamins and minerals are important, the list is far wider and some of our most common health issues are related to ones mfp does not track, and especially not in this thread.
It doesn't even. Track fiber.
My fitness pal is good for the ratio of fat carbs and proteins and calories. That is all.
It doesn't even. Track fiber.
My fitness pal is good for the ratio of fat carbs and proteins and calories. That is all.
Lol yes it does track fibre! Do you want me to start posting screenshots? Looking at yesterday, I consumed 42g. Day before was 44g, before that 51g...so I must have a special Steedie version or something?
I'm out, you're clearly clueless
I'm out, you're clearly clueless