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What vitamins and nutrients do anorexics most commonly don't get enough of? what vitamins should they take?
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All of them?: There are no vitamin supplements as usable as real food. Anorexics so severely limit food intake that all vitamins/minerals are at deficiency risk. A multivitamin with iron and a calcium source make sense. However, be advised that without food in the stomach, vitamin supplements are poorly absorbed and cause stomach irritation, nausea and constipation. Combine protein, nuts, & veggie w/ vitamin.
Answered 2/9/2013
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