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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.
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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
Can tapeworm kill your cat?
No, but they can cause anemia and a nutritional deficiency.
What are the causes of nutritional deficency?
The secondary cause of nutritional deficiency is poverty, no mood in eating, less eating habit and others. The primary cause of nutritional deficiency is because of some certain diseases that decreases the need of a man to take in foods.
Does a calcium and vitamin D deficiency in early childhood cause Talipes?
No, talipes is a congenital deformity, it is not caused by nutritional deficiency.
What mineral deficiency cause mental retardation?
Copper deficiency in children is associated with growth retardation. Zinc deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency and other nutritional deficiencies can also cause growth retardation.
What deficiency disease is cause by lack of vitamin d?
diabetess
What disease can you get by not eating vitamins?
It depends on which vitamins are not eaten. For example, a deficiency of vitamin C will cause a disease called scurvy, while a deficiency of vitamin E can cause severe neurological damage.
Why could nutritional deficiency be due to malabsorption?
Another frequent cause of nutritional deficiency is malabsorption of nutrients in the intestinal tract due to parasite infestation, infections, or disruption of the normal intestinal microorganism balance by some medications.
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.
Can potassium deficiency cause a flower to wither?
Potassium deficiency is one of the main nutritional disorders in plants. You need to change your soil as soon as possible to prevent your plant from dying.
What is Vitamin B3 deficiency disease?
Pellagra is a Vitamin B3 (Niacin) deficiency disease. It is caused by severe and prolonged deficiency of Vitamin B3. Symptoms are bilateral dermatitis, dementia, and diarrhea. A prolonged and severe niacin deficiency may cause depression and neurasthenia (weakening of muscles).A deficiency in Vitamin B3 can cause depression, memory loss, canker sores and fatigue.
What is a deficiency disease cause and possible treatment?
I think it would be a deficiency is a vitamin or mineral. Increase the relevant vitamin or mineral to optimum levels.
