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Deficiencies in which vitamin are the most prevalent world wide?
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defency in Vitamin A is leading cause of blindness worldwide
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What is the most prevalent metal in human body?
Calcium is the most prevalent in the human body.
What vitamin helps fight infections?
most of the vitamins help fight infrction but the one that does the most effective work is vitamin c
In which fat-soluble vitamin is toxicity most frequently observed?
Vitamin e
What is the Vitamin B Complex used for?
The vitamin B complex consists of 12 related water-soluble substances. Eight are considered essential vitamins because they need to be included in the diet. Four are not essential because the body can synthesize them.
What vitamin deficiency causes onion cravings?
Onions are fairly high in vitamin C and Magnesium. However, some nutritionists don't believe that cravings can adequately express dietary deficiencies because most of us respond to foods because of their flavors or even emotional or mental association rather than their actual nutritional content. In general, I find the website nutritiondata.com a good resource for these types of questions.
What disease will you get if you do not get enough vita man a?
Blindness (most prevalent in children) is the worst of the known Vitamin A deficiencies.
Deficiencies in which vitamin are the most prevalent worldwide?
New Entry: Deficiencies in Vitamin A are more widespread in the world than any other vitamin and cause up to 80,000 people (mostly children) to become blind each year.Old Entry: Well-known human vitamin deficiencies involve thiamine (B1)- (beriberi), niacin (B3)- (pellagra), vitamin C (scurvy) and vitamin D (rickets).Vitamin K causes bleeding diathesis.Vitamin B6 causes anemia.Riboflavin (B2) causes ariboflavinosis.Vitamin A causes night blindness and keratomalacia.According to WHO Micronutrient deficiencies are:- Iodine deficiency disorders- Vitamin A deficiency- Iron deficiency anaemiaIn the light of the above facts, I select (item D) Vitamin A. * 1 year ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin#Hum...http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/micr...
How do vitamin deficiencies affect health?
Most of the vitamins are closely associated with a corresponding vitamin deficiency disease.
What vitamin is most prevalent in a Lime C D E A?
C
What are the most widespread deficiencies in the world?
Sodium deficiency (hyponatremia ) and water deficiency are the most serious and widespread deficiencies in the world.
Where in the world is pellagra most prevalent?
Pellagra is caused by deficiency of the Vitamin Niacin. It is characterized by diarrhoea, dementia and dermatitis. All the nutritional deficiency diseases are common in third world.
What is the most common nutriebt deficiency?
That depends on what country you're asking about. To answer the question: magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin C, Calcium, fiber, vitamin A, potassium, iodine, vitamin D, and vitamin B12.
What do imbibers know as the most prevalent fruit crop in the world?
apples
Where was slavery most prevalent?
slavery is most prevalent in india
What vitamine helps your immune system?
Vitamins A, B6, C, and E have some effect on the immune system if you are deficient. Most people living in modern societies do not have or show vitamin deficiencies.
What is the most prevalent metal in human body?
Calcium is the most prevalent in the human body.
What are vitamin b compound strong tablets used for?
There are really no dietary B vitamin deficiencies in the UK. Most B vitamin deficiency is of B12, due to pernicious anaemia. You do come across the odd vegan who doest not know how to properly include B vitamins in the diet and comes up low. Overall the commonest situation when B vitamin supplement are used appropriately ( with excludes the very common abuse of unnecessary vitamins from health food shops by tens of thousands of people each year ) is in alcoholism. B vitamin deficiencies in the alcoholic result from changes in the gastrointestinal tract that lead to interference with the absorption and utilisation of these vitamins.
