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What health problems can result from vitamin a zinc iron and iodine deficiencies?
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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.
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...
Why does the world health organization hope to use iodized salt?
The extra iodine should help solve problems with iodine defficiency - like goiter.The extra iodine should help solve problems with iodine defficiency - like goiter.The extra iodine should help solve problems with iodine defficiency - like goiter.The extra iodine should help solve problems with iodine defficiency - like goiter.
What are the characteristics of a malnourished?
A malnourished person is usually very thin (although there are certainly cases of people who aren't thin, but still have nutritional deficiencies) and such a person may have any number of nutritional deficiency diseases. A person with a vitamin D deficiency can have a disease called rickets, which results in malformed bones. A vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, which has many symptoms including bleeding gums. Vitamin B deficiencies cause beri-beri. Iron deficiencies cause anemia. Iodine deficiencies cause goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) etc.
Is iodine a vitamin?
No. Vitamins are organic substances. Iodine is inorganic.
Why iodine plus with vitamin c become colourless?
the iodine reacts with the vitamin c, removing the color the higher the content of vitamin c in the mix, the more colorless it is
How does iodine change the vitamin c content of orange juice?
Iodine can change it because iodine is poisonous
What are the symptoms of being malnourished?
A malnourished person is usually very thin (although there are certainly cases of people who aren't thin, but still have nutritional deficiencies) and such a person may have any number of nutritional deficiency diseases. A person with a vitamin D deficiency can have a disease called rickets, which results in malformed bones. A vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, which has many symptoms including bleeding gums. Vitamin B deficiencies cause beri-beri. Iron deficiencies cause anemia. Iodine deficiencies cause goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) etc.
How do you make a vitamin c indicator?
Iodine makes a good indicator. The iodine will blend into the surrounding color. Once their is no more vitamin c then the iodine will start to chemically combine with any starches
Are foods fortified to help eliminate food deficiencies?
they are fortified to help eliminate mineral deficiencies, such as the presence of traces of iodine in regular table salt to avoid iodine defficiencies which could trigger conditions such as goiters which involve the swelling of the thyroid gland
Does Vitamin D contains Iodine?
Don't know....does it ...
What is another name for iodine?
what is another name for vitamin Iadine
