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What population group has the highest risk for vitamin K deficiency?
Individuals who are on long-term antibiotic therapy and newborn infants are at highest risk for vitamin K deficiency. Antibiotics can disrupt the gut bacteria responsible for producing vitamin K, while newborn infants often have low levels of vitamin K at birth and may not receive enough from breast milk.
What are the risk factors of hypochromia anisocytosis?
Vitamin b 12 deficiency Folate deficiency Iron deficiency
Pregnant women who are vegans are at risk for a deficiency of which nutrient?
Vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 is Only found in meat and dairy products. Strict vegetarians Have to take a vitamin supplement or they will be at risk of a Vitamin B-12 deficiency.
What are the symptoms for vitamin D deficiency?
Some of the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include bone pain and muscle weakness. These symptoms are usually subtle though, so if one is at risk of this deficiency, blood tests would be recommended to check the levels of this vitamin.
Protein what is protein S deficiency?
Protein S deficiency is associated with increased risk for venous thrombosis. This is a clotting disorder involving Vitamin K.
List of deficiency diseases and their symptoms?
Rickets in children and osteomalacia are examples of deficiency diseases due to vitamin deficiency. Scurvy is an example of vitamin C deficiency. Beriberi is an example of vitamin B one deficiency. (Both, wet beriberi and dry beriberi.) Pellagra is an example of Niacin deficiency. Anemia is caused by deficiency of vitamin B 12 and Folic acid. Burning feet syndrome is caused by the deficiency of Pantothenic acid. Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused by deficiency of proteins and food, respectively. Poverty is caused by deficiency of kindness. Inequality is caused by deficiency of compassion.
What risk factors are involved with pyridoxine deficiency?
A balanced B vitamin supplement is adequate to prevent deficiency. People with malabsorption syndromes, chronic illnesses, or hyperthyroidism may require somewhat larger amounts of vitamin B6.
Who is at risk for Vitamin B Complex deficiency?
People are at higher risk for deficiency if they have poor nutritional sources of B vitamins, take medications, or have conditions that impair absorption, or are affected by circumstances causing them to require above-normal levels of vitamin B
Vegetarians are at risk of developing a vitamin B12 deficiency because?
They do not consume animal meat, which is the only source of B12.
What happens if you have deficiency amount of vitamins?
depends what vitamin you have a deficiency in. For example a deficiency in vitamin A can cause severe visual impairment and blindness, and significantly increases the risk of severe illness, and even death, from such common childhood infections as diarrhoeal disease and measles.A deficiency in Vitamin E deficiency causes the central nervous system and may result in progressive neuromuscular disease characterized by loss of reflexes, muscle weakness, loss of balance and impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements
What other diseases besides Scurvy are caused by Vitamin C deficiency?
No other direct diseases and symptoms apart from the ones of Scurvy are proven to be caused by Vitamin C deficiency. There are researches though suggesting general higher mortality between people who have lower intake of vitamin C. Vitamin C also decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
What age group has a high risk group for iron deficiency?
Infants, children, and some women are the group that has a higher risk of having an iron deficiency. A lot of pregnant women have to take iron supplements because a lot of the time their iron will drop below the efficient level.
