PALE LOWER EYELIDS

IT MAY

WHAT MEAN: Iron deficiency

If your inner lower eyelid looks paler than usual and you are feeling tired and listless, it could be a sign of iron deficiency anaemia, usually the result of taking in too little iron from food. Last year research suggested that a photograph of someone’s lower inner eyelid, taken with a standard smartphone camera, could be used to screen for anaemia.

WHAT TO DO: The only accurate wayoftellingwhetheryourironle els are low is a blood test. “If the skin of your inner eyelids is paler than usual and you also experience some of the other symptoms that can be associated with low iron status, such as shortness of breath, arrange an iron test,” says

Bahee Van de Bor, a dietician and spokeswoman for the British Dietetic Association.