Are there laboratory tests for diagnosis of deficiencies of specific vitamins and specific minerals in apparently healthy individuals?

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Yes, very many. However blood levels are not usually the best answers. The question is extremely general and the available science today is capable of addressing specifics to an extraordinary degree.

An even better question is what determines a deficiency level? The RDA levels determined back in the 1940s are very low by cutting edge understanding. My comments at

http://www.who.int/ipcs/highlights/protocolgroup.pdf

highlight this in greater detail.

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