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A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE—NUTRIENT AND BLOOD TESTING

TABLE 1. NORMAL VALUES FOR BLOOD PARAMETERS
ITEM

OPTIMAL RANGES
MALES

OPTIMAL RANGES
FEMALES

Fasting Glucose (mg/dl)

70 – 100

70 – 100

Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)

300 – 1000*

300 – 1000*

Vitamin D; serum 25(OH)D (ng/dl)

40 – 70

40 – 70

Ferritin (ng/mL)

20 – 100

40 – 100

* Some believe that vitamin B12 should be at least above 500 pg/mL (24)

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