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White marks on fingernails..

99 Red Balloons

Apparently it's lack of zinc? What do I need to eat?

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Zinc.

I thought white spots mean lack of calcuim so you need to drink more Milk!

Reply 3

Mal09

red meats contain zinc if i recall correctly

Reply 4

TheTallOne

Zinc

You can get supplements from Boots or something.

The best sources of zinc include beef, lamb, pork, crabmeat, turkey, chicken, lobster, clams and salmon.

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adeleaitken

its actually from too much calcium in your diet, its nothing really to worry about, but if you want them to disappear, reduce the amount of calcium in your diet

Reply 6

Sakura-Chan

It's zinc and calcium. For zinc, you can get supplements or up your intake of leafy green vegetables, seeds and pulses and certain fruits :smile:

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Lefty Leo

adeleaitken

its actually from too much calcium in your diet, its nothing really to worry about, but if you want them to disappear, reduce the amount of calcium in your diet

Nah it's not; it's a lack of zinc (or so i've been told by my mum who's a doctah).

As per as this it's more likely down to injury:

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-causes-white-spots-on-fingernails.htm

Reply 8

Shiny Dirt

i read that the whitespots on the nails were actually caused by tapping nails on a surface...
i've stopped doing it to see if it's true, and apparently it is
i still do it now though :biggrin:

Reply 9

tenement_funster

CALCIUM DIFFICIENCY!
(apologies if that is spelt wrong)
drink the milk, and lick the lid of life
you'll be good

Reply 10

EskimoJo

adeleaitken

its actually from too much calcium in your diet, its nothing really to worry about, but if you want them to disappear, reduce the amount of calcium in your diet

Reply 11

99 Red Balloons

Hmm now this is confusing, I drink tons of milk and eat quite a lot of meat! Though I do tap my nails a lot :p:

Reply 12

ViolatedTreason

i thought it was calcium deficiency? or possibly damage to the nail? i mashed my fingers in a car boot door, and they went white where they were squished

Reply 13

Yusuf.T

i was told it was lack of calcium

and sometimes when you wack your nail on something hard you tend to get that white mark.

Reply 14

danadd9

Lol this is what happens when people start taking the 'Cheesestrings' adverts srsly :p:

Reply 15

Jelephant

Helpful conversation, everyone's contradicting each other :p:

Reply 16

XsiaX

Lefty Leo

Nah it's not; it's a lack of zinc (or so i've been told by my mum who's a doctah).

As per as this it's more likely down to injury:

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-causes-white-spots-on-fingernails.htm

I've been taking zinc supplements for the past 5 years...I think I usually overdose on it and take loads through food as well, but still have the white marks on my nails.