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lack of adequate food
In North America High quality foods are more expensive than junk foods, as a result the lower income groups tend to eat foods high in fat an sugar because they are cheaper.
This trend is not limited to low income groups, anyone can make bad food choices, but low income groups have less options.
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What are the causes of nutritional deficency?
The secondary cause of nutritional deficiency is poverty, no mood in eating, less eating habit and others. The primary cause of nutritional deficiency is because of some certain diseases that decreases the need of a man to take in foods.
What is difference between primary and secondary nutritional deficiencies?
A primary nutritional deficiency is caused by a simple lack of the nutrient in the diet. For instance, cats that are fed strictly fish develop a primary taurine deficiency because the fish don't have enough taurine in them. A secondary nutritional deficiency is caused by another disease process limiting the amount of the nutrient available to the body. For instance, a cow may develop secondary B12 deficiency if it eats too much of certain weeds that have a vitamin B12-destroy enzyme.
What mineral deficiency cause mental retardation?
Copper deficiency in children is associated with growth retardation. Zinc deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency and other nutritional deficiencies can also cause growth retardation.
What are the diseases related to nutritional and diet causes?
Scurvy - Vitamin C deficiency. Most common in sailors in the 18th century.
What happens if there is a deficiency in digestive enzymes?
Deficiency in digestive enzymes causes slow and incomplete digestion of larger nutrients, thus reducing the availability of micronutrients to the body and resulting in a nutritional deficit.
Is chalk a normal craving?
No, it can be a sign of a nutritional deficiency.
Is long time lapse between the nutritional deficiency and the clinical symptoms of a limitation of Nutritional Assessment?
Nutritional deficiency and its symptoms A list of essential Nutrients, incidence of its deficiency and the typical symptoms and diseases are given.Nutrition disorder wicked , the free encyclopedia. These include, but are not limited to , deficiency diseases, caused by a lack of essential nutrition naves disorders , symptoms sign/eponymous.
Can tapeworm kill your cat?
No, but they can cause anemia and a nutritional deficiency.
What type of disease is a vitamin deficiency?
It would be a nutritional disease.
What types of nutritional problems can Crohn's Disease cause?
1.) Malnutrition (lack of nutritional needs) 2.) Anemia (lack of iron) 3.) Vitamin deficiency 4.) Calcium deficiency
What is the difference between primary and secondary vitamin deficiency?
what is the difference between primary and seconday vitamin deficiency
What would be a primary nutrient deficiency?
primary nutrient deficiency is caused by lack of intake of said nutrient (deficiency is caused by not consuming the nutrient in adequate amounts)
