A metabolic nutritional deficiency occurs when your body does not get the nutrients it needs to function properly. Many individuals with vitamin and mineral deficiencies wait too long to be diagnosed and treated. This can have an adverse impact on their lives. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies may occur after periods of hospitalisation, extensive surgery, chemotherapy treatment or poor appetite. This varies from Vitamin D, Thiamine, Biotin to Magnesium, Zinc, Phosphate and Calcium.

Dr Mbagaya is an expert in assessing and treating metabolic nutritional deficiencies. He arranges tests to assess nutritional health and designs a personalised programme to replenish deficiencies to support better health. He also advises patients on nutrition and the emerging area of nutraceuticals.