•Poor grip strength (men)
•
•Low food/protein intake
•
•Poor renal function:
raised
Pl. HCys and Retinol
•
•Raised Hb A1c prediabetes/diabetes
•
•Inflammatory disease:
raised Pl.
copper
(infection,
cancer, liver dis)
•
•Low plasma nutrients:
vit C,
Alpha-carotene, B6,
D (men),
zinc and selenium
•
•Not Cholesterol, vit B12, folate, Hb or Beta-carotene