Nutrition Check
Insight into your nutritional health
Poor diet can have a significant impact on your health. It can cause conditions like obesity, metabolic syndrome and common chronic systemic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis.
This nutrition blood test is a comprehensive and reassuring way of assessing your current state of health and identifying common conditions based on the levels of vitamins and minerals in your blood.
Following the results of your nutrition blood test, consider optimising your health with clinical nutrition. We offer teleconsults with our experienced clinical nutritionist who will work with you to develop your bespoke treatment plan. This may involve nutrition programming or therapeutic nutrition - check out our blog for more information.
What's included
Water-soluble vitamins (vitamins B and C) are not stored in the body. The body absorbs what it needs and then usually excretes the excess in your urine. The body needs a continuous supply through a steady daily intake. B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins which play important roles in cell metabolism, converting food into fuel and metabolising fats and proteins. They are important for the nervous system and brain function as well as a healthy liver, hair, skin and eyes, and they also strengthen the immune system.
The fat soluble vitamins are soluble in lipids. These vitamins are usually absorbed in fat globules that travel through the lymphatic system of the small intestines and into the general blood circulation within the body. These fat soluble vitamins are then stored in body tissues.
Like vitamins, minerals are substances found in food that your body needs for growth and health. There are two kinds of minerals - macrominerals and trace minerals. Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amounts which include calcium, phosphate, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and chloride.
Like vitamins, minerals are substances found in food that your body needs for growth and health. There are two kinds of minerals - macrominerals and trace minerals. Your body needs just small amounts of trace minerals which include iron, copper, zinc and selenium.
Test instructions
Fast from all food and drink other than water for at least 8 hours, and no more than 12 hours prior to your test.
Print out the pathology form that we email you. Please note this test is currently only possible at TDL Wimpole Street, London
Take your form to The Doctors Laboratory, 76 Wimpole Street, London - no need for an appointment. If a collection at TDL London doesn't suit your location, then you can book a collection for a venous blood draw (and centrifuge as required) using another phlebotomy service at your own cost. Contact us for options in your location
Results for this test available in 2 weeks from being received at the lab and will be published in your online dashboard.
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