Two-minute health test: nails

Check your nails for an at-home health test

Posted: 9 August 2010

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Know your nails

'Because they take up to a year to grow out, nails can act as a visual history of your diet and overall health,' says GP Dr Dawn Harper. Look out for:

Concave (spoon-shaped) nails - known as koilonychias - may be due to low levels of iron.
Deep horizontal ridges - called Beau lines - can be a sign that you're diet is lacking in zinc.
White marks - these are usually due to trauma, but if they feel rough and your nail has grown thicker, they could be a fungal infection.
Pale palms - hold out your hand, with your palm facing upwards, and push your fingers back. Your palm will go pale, but if the deep lines go white too, it could be a sign of anaemia.

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