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What is Insufficient vitamin D during adulthood associated with?
osteoporosis
Is it true that getting enough vitamin A during childhood can prevent blindness?
False
Condition of rickets is associated with the deficiency in which vitamin?
Vitamin-D deficiency rickets, a disorder that becomes apparent during infancy or childhood, is the result of insufficient amounts of vitamin D in the body. The vitamin deficiency may be caused by poor nutrition, a lack of exposure to the sun, or malabsorption syndromes in which the intestines do not adequately absorb nutrients from foods. Vitamin D is needed for the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body, which, in turn affects how calcium is deposited in the bones; thus it is considered essential for proper bone development and growth. Major symptoms of vitamin D deficiency rickets include bone disease, restlessness, and slow growth. This disorder is rare in the United States but is not uncommon in certain areas of the world.
What disease produces Malabsorption can bring about deficiences of vitamins A D E and K?
Vitamin A is critical to good vision. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. That means it is absorbed into the bloodstream and stored in the liver, (the same is true for Vitamins D, E, and K).Vitamin-D deficiency "rickets," a disorder that becomes apparent during infancy or childhood, is the result of insufficient amounts of vitamin D in the body. The vitamin deficiency may be caused by poor nutrition, a lack of exposure to the sun, or malabsorption syndromes in which the intestines do not adequately absorb nutrients from foods.Vtamin K deficiencies are uncommon, you may be at higher risk if you:Have a disease that affects absorption in the digestive tract, such as Crohn's disease or colitisTake drugs that interfere with vitamin K absorptionAre severely malnourishedDrink alcohol heavily
What did Sojourner Truth do during her childhood?
She was a slave her whole childhood.
What vitamin doesn't cross placenta?
vitamin a,vitamin d,usually cross placenta during pregnancy.exept vitamin c
Childhood of Michael Jordan?
what was Michael j. fox doing during his childhood?
What is important to bone health during childhood and adolescence?
Frequent exercising that is combined from a lot of bone strengthening exercises (jumping, jogging etc.) and a healthy, balanced diet that ensures your calcium levels stay high throughout your childhood. Also need vitamin D and, I think, magnesium is necessary for D to work.
What happens during childhood?
they do everything
How does disease affect vitamin absorption?
Vitamin treatment is important during specific diseases where the body's normal processing of a vitamin is impaired.
How do you put childhood in a sentence?
Bobby has many happy childhood memories. My childhood home was in southern Alabama. During her childhood, Janet developed a love of reading.
What causes loss of hairline during breastfeeding?
Insufficient protein intake by the mother.
