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Is scurvy caused by people not having an enzyme to digest vitamin C?
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∙ 13y ago
Scurvy is due to a lack of dietary vitamin C. It is theoretically possible to not have the enzymes needed to use vitamin C, but it would not cause scurvy because without these enzymes the fetus would die within the womb well before the baby was born.
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What diseases are caused by not having enough vitamin B12?
Jaundice
How is beri beri caused?
BeriBeri is caused by having a lack of thiamine, aka vitamin B1.
What does the enzyme carbohydrase in the small intestine do?
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Does having low calcium affect the absorption of vitamin d?
No. It, in fact, is the opposite. Vitamin D is absorbed in the intestine, converted by UV radiation in the skin, and then helps absorb Calcium into the body. Vitamin D deficiency can be caused by a few things, a diet low in Vitamin D, low sun exposure, or it could be caused by a tumor in the parathyroid gland (but if you have low Calcium, that is not possible).
What is meant by carbohydrase?
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Lack of vitamin b?
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How do people get scurvy?
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What vitamin deficiency does a person have when having gray at an early age?
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the dehydrogenase enzyme
How can someone get malnutrition?
not eating/ having enough of a certain vitamin
How do you get a mouth ulcer?
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