What diseases are caused by lack of food?

Answer 1

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I forgot but it has the word nutrients in it or something. I learned about it in Social Studies in 7th grade.

Malnutrition

Answer 2

There are numerous diseases related to nutrition. Vitamin deficiency are some of the common one. B and C vitamins are water soluble and are not stored in you body for long periods of time. Vitamins act as a catalysts to allow our bodies to absorb and utilize the food that we eat. Scurvy is a vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency. Beri beri is a vitamin B-1 (thiamine) deficiency. Pernicious anemia is a vitamin B-12 deficiency(cyanocabalamin) etc.

Answer 3

Malnutrition doesn't directly cause disease but it leaves a person susceptible to a host of diseases and deficiency diseases, these include:

Kwashiorkor
Marasmus
Mental retardation
Pellagra
Beriberi
Rickets
Osteomalacia
Osteoporosis
Diabetes
Iron deficiency anemia
Growth retardation

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Answer 4

Do you mean What diseases can cause starvation, or what diseases can result from starvation?

Answer 5

malnutrition

Answer 6

Scurvy