2006-08-12 04:19:42 · 15 answers · asked by pretty me 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It is due to neither zinc or calcium deficiency. This is a myth!
It could be due to damage to the nail from trauma... injuring a finger or a rough manicure.
It could also be do to a bacteria or a fungus.
2006-08-12 04:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by nimbleminx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not due to a lack of calcium Sometimes they are related to minor trauma to the nails (often not even noticed) but in any event they are harmless and do not indicate a serious illness.
2006-08-12 11:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by Knick A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO because I drink a lot of milk and eat tons of dairy products. It could be damage after taking polish off, buffing and all that. I only have one white spot on one nail.
2006-08-12 12:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A patchy whiteness of the nails, known as leuconychia, is seen in many norma individuals and very occasionally congenital leuconychia of the whole nail plate is seen.
2006-08-12 11:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it just means that you knocked the nail bed and ever so slightly damaged the nail. If you have weak nails genetically, then it'll happen a lot. If you inherited strong nails, then it won't happen so often.
2006-08-12 11:24:36 · answer #5 · answered by cjsmommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard that it just means you bumped the nail bed into something...
Am an RN, took all the nutrition classes, but I don't recall ever learning it had anything to do with nutrition.
For best info, contact registered dietician for your question.
2006-08-12 11:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
white spots on nails indicate a zinc deficiency, see your doctor...
2006-08-12 11:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by flordsn@qwest.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as two of the posters said, it is from the nails being hit..... i have all sorts of white spots on my nails! so no worries :)
2006-08-12 11:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by BCOL CCCP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that there was stress on the nail - bent or pressured.
2006-08-12 11:25:46 · answer #9 · answered by dpjejj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is due to either zinc or calcium deficiency.
2006-08-12 12:16:18 · answer #10 · answered by doctor asho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋