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Nutrition Q&A

Your fingernails can tell a lot about your overall health. Do you know how your diet can affect your fingernails? Here’s a quiz to find out.

1. Eating gelatin, even Jell-O, will strengthen your fingernails.

True or false?

2. White spots on fingernails are caused by a vitamin deficiency.

True or false?

3. An iron deficiency can cause your nails to look as though they have a depression in the middle of the nail bed.

True or false?

4. Nails that split indicate protein deficiency.

True or false?

5. Eating oats helps your nails grow strong and thick.

True or false?

6. A high fever can cause a bump in the middle of the nail.

True or false?

7. A good way to promote nail health is to eat a balanced diet and take supplements containing biotin.

True or false?

Source: www.dietitian.com; www.webmd.com

Answers: 1) False; 2) False; 3) True; 4) True, but it would have to be an extreme deficiency. 5) False; 6) True; 7) True

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