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What is the following is an example of disease that is directly caused by a nutritional deficiency?
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The most common are:
- Beriberi, the deficiency of Vitamin B1 (thiamin);
- Pellagra, the deficiency of Vitamin B3 (niacin);
- Pernicious anemia, the deficiency of Vitamin B12 (folate);
- Scurvy, caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid);
- Rickets, the deficency of Vitamin D (calciferol)
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 9y agoExamples of diseases caused by nutritional deficiency include Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, night blindness, beriberi , Rickets and scurvy.
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What disease is caused by an estrogen deficiency?
Estrogen deficiency can increase a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis and ischemic heart disease.
Is beriberi a comunicable or non communicable disease?
It is a dietary deficiency disease. It happens when you do not eat the right foods. Not communicable.
Is a deficiency disease in children characterized by defective bone growth?
A deficiency disease in children will often be characterized by defective bone growth. This is a disease that results from lack of Vitamin D and calcium insufficiency.
Marasmus disease is caused due to the deficiency of?
mainly Protein
What type of deficiency is caused by inadequate absorption of a nutrient?
'Scurvy' is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C ,
What type of disease is a vitamin deficiency?
It would be a nutritional disease.
Is pellegra an infectious disease?
Pellagra is not an infectious disease. Pellagra is a nutritional deficiency 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
Is beriberi a deficiency disease?
Yes. It refers to the symptoms caused by a nutritional deficit in vitamin B1 (thiamine).
Which disease that is directly cause by a nutritional deficiency?
That depends on what you are deficient in. For instance, vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy. Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets and osteoporosis. Vitamin B deficiency causes a host of problems including, niacin: pellagra and thiamine: beriberi. Macronutrient deficiency (Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats) can cause many problems as well including malnutrition.
Name four categories of cardiac disease?
four categories of diseases are physiological,pathogenic/infectious,heriditary/genetic and nutritional/deficiency........this is what my teacher told me!!!!
What is a deficiency disease of vitamin a?
Deficiency disease is night blindness.
What is the deficiency disease of vitamin a?
Deficiency disease is night blindness.
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.
Is obesity a deficiency disease?
No obesity causes deficiency disease x
Is measles an deficiency disease?
Measles is not a deficiency disease. Measles is caused by measles virus. This is an infectious disease.
What deficiency disease will you suffer if you do not get protein?
Protein deficiency.
