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Vitamin A
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What is keratomalacia?
Keratomalacia is ulceration of the cornea
Any condition caused by excess or deficient food energy or nutrient intake or by an imbalance of nutrients?
malnutrition
What is nutrient causes carmelization?
Sugars.
What part of the body is affected most by keratomalacia?
Keratomalacia is a disorder of the eye. More specifically it is a degeneration of the cornea from vitamin A deficiency. It is with associated dryness that can lead to corneal thinning and perforation.
What might happen to a person whose diet is deficient in vitamin A and vitamin D?
You get the symptoms and signs of vitamin A deficiency. Those are night blindness, Bitot's spots, keratomalacia and corneal ulcers and blindness. Your diet is usually deficient in vitamin D, unless you eat fish, specially fish liver. You get the vitamin D in presence of sunlight. Sub-clinical deficiency of vitamin D is very common, probably.
Why insectivorous plants grow on mineral deficient soil?
Insectivorous plants (flycatcher, sundew and slug catcher, to name only three) can grow in nutrient (mineral) deficient soils because they can catch insects and absorb the insect's nutrients.
What nutrient causes gelatinisation?
soluble fibre?
Which nutrient causes the most damage to health?
Alcohol
How can compost and plant soil be compared?
Air, moisture and nutrient content are ways to compare compost and soil. Soil can be nutrient- and water-deficient in the case of sand and nutrient- and water-retentive in terms of clay and loam. Dark-colored, fresh-smelling, nutrient-rich compost may be added to correct air, moisture and nutrient deficiencies or excesses through amending, fertilizing or mulching actions.
What macro-nutrient deficiency causes eggshell nails?
calcium
What causes deficiency diseases?
because of low nutrient intake
What is the medical term meaning abnormal softening of the cornea?
Keratomalacia is abnormal softening of the cornea.
