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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 is a lack of certain nutrient?
a deficiency
What is the sequence of stages in the development of a nutrient deficiency?
The sequence of stages in the development of a nutrient deficiency typically starts with inadequate dietary intake of the nutrient, leading to decreased levels in the body. This is usually followed by depletion of nutrient stores, leading to functional impairments, and finally, clinical symptoms of deficiency manifest.
What are dificiency diseaseswhat are its causes?
Deficiency diseases are diseases that are caused by a lack of an essential nutrient. For example if you did not have enough vitamins in your diet, you would get deficiency diseases such as scurvy.
What is a job that a nutrient does in the body?
What is deficiency disease
A condition in which a person does not obtain enough of one specific nutrient?
deficiency disease
What nutrient is related to iron-deficiency anemia?
iron
What is the difference between primary and secondary vitamin deficiency?
what is the difference between primary and seconday vitamin deficiency
What macro-nutrient deficiency causes eggshell nails?
calcium
What causes deficiency diseases?
because of low nutrient intake
What does nutrient deficiency mean?
A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
What is nutrient deficiency?
Nutrient deficiency is the deficiency of a nutrient over a long perod of time.It can result in various diseases which can be overcomed by eating a balanced diet.The nutrient deficiency is not cured by eating a lot of food but by ating variety of food .We should help poor get food as they have the most deficiency.The deficiencys are:-Vit.A-Night BlindnessVit B ;-Beri BeriVit C:-ScurvyVit D:- RicketsVit E:-Skin diseaseIron:-AnaemiaCarbohydrate :-MarasmusProtein:-Kwashiorkar
