A member asked:

Unless i have beef in my male healthy diet top end of fingernails gets cracked and i get leg cramps and low wbc rbc hemoglobin with fe normal. why?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Carla Enriquez answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Zinc?: It may be just chance, or it may be a zinc deficiency that is treated with beef intake. Zinc is a micronutrient. That needs to be replenished daily.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Take beef: Why may not be that important. Having a moderate amount of beef in your diet is appropriate.

Answered 12/20/2018

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