- Food Sensitivity: Recommended for developing children to ensure adequate nutrition amid digestive issues, especially if experiencing feeding difficulties or poor digestion.
- Allergy: Suitable for individuals with symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea to identify nutritional deficiencies caused by food allergies and assist in designing appropriate dietary alternatives.
- Thyroid: Suitable for those with thyroid dysfunction, this panel provides a more precise evaluation of nutrition-related thyroid status.
- Wellness Checkup: Elderly individuals with frequent frailty should undergo this panel to optimize nutritional intake and support long-term health.
- Fitness: Athletes and sports enthusiasts should undergo this panel to tailor dietary plans that enhance training quality and performance.
Fasting for 10 – 12 hours prior to sample collection may be required to ensure accuracy. The test results must be assessed by a physician together with the patient’s dietary information for an accurate conclusion
Detects rickets if results show calcium and vitamin deficiency, potentially causing height reduction during growth. Iron or vitamin A deficiency may indicate respiratory infections.
Health experts recommend testing every 6 months, especially for infants and children in the growth stages. Special cases or treatments require testing as advised by doctors.
Yes, poor appetite and slow weight gain indicate zinc deficiency, usually due to a zinc-deficient diet. Poor appetite and growth can also result from respiratory, digestive or infectious diseases.
No. Nutrient tests at DIAG are safe for children and need no special preparation.
- If Diag’s lab receives the sample before 9:30 PM (Mon – Sat) or before 8:30 PM (Sun), test results will be available after 2 hours 30 minutes on the same day.
- If DIAG’s lab receives the sample after 9:30 PM (Mon – Sat) or before 8:30 PM (Sun), test results will be available at 9:00 AM the next day.