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Title: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: smithcarla275 on Apr 26, 2012
trying to figure out what the best ave to take? Im a middle aged man and my health is important to me..


Title: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: lhgutierrez on Apr 26, 2012
It can determine some deficiencies at least.  Not sure about all.  Since I'm pretty sure you'd need to visit a doctor to get it tested, you may as well just ask them.  I'm sure they'd recommend a good alternative if that's not the best route to take.


Title: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: zzwChris on Apr 26, 2012
Bloodwork is needed.
Urine is not able to detect those levels.


Title: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: FISH0818 on Apr 27, 2012
Both urine and blood samples r great ways 2 figure out if u r healthy or lacking something your body needs.Urine is short term and blood test is long term.Both samples can tell u alot they both contain evidence of what has been passing through your body and they both can help a doctor understand how your body is functioning.A urine sample can help determine symptons such as stds,kidney stones,dehydration,infections of the bladder or kidneys where a blood sample may not.A blood sample can help determine other conditions such as diabetes,cholesterol,iron deficiency ,diseases like H.I.V. some cancers both samples are pretty important really.


Title: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: fisher on Apr 27, 2012
A competent physician would most likely advise you to test both blood and urine and perhaps stool in order to determine best course of action


Title: Re: Can a urine sample evaluate accurate vitamin deficiency in your body? What about Blood testing?
Post by: naturealize on Aug 27, 2012
a blood test will be needed, specifically blood calcidiol.