10 Nail Warning Signs That May Indicate Iron Deficiency

Nail Warning Signs That May Indicate Iron Deficiency

Your nails can sometimes provide clues about what is happening inside your body. While nail changes are not enough to diagnose a nutritional deficiency, certain changes—especially thin, brittle, or spoon-shaped nails—can occur with iron deficiency or iron-deficiency anemia. Iron is essential for making hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the … Read more