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B1 defeciency is related to a disease called beriberi. It can include irregular heartbeat, edema (puffy) in the extremities, paralysis, and other nervous system ailments.

It gets its name from people in Asia who only ate white rice. They ended up with this problem, wheras people who ate brown rice did not.

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What happens to a person who does not have sufficient vitamin A and vitamin C?

Without sufficient vitamin A, a person may experience night blindness, impaired immune function, and skin issues. Inadequate vitamin C can lead to scurvy, characterized by weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin problems. Both vitamins are essential for overall health and wellbeing.


What does the D stand for in vitamin D?

The term "vitamin D" refers to several different forms of this vitamin. ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Vitamin D2 synthesized by plants. Vitamin D3 is synthesized by humans in the skin. D is the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet and the vitamin D was the fourth vitamin discovered.


Which of the vitamin will not be synthesized in a person confined to a dark cell for a long time?

Vitamin D is not synthesized in the body when a person is confined to a dark cell for a long time. However, it can be obtained through diet or supplements. Vitamin D is primarily synthesized in the skin in response to sunlight exposure, so lack of sunlight would hinder its natural production in the body.


Lack of vitamin C will give you scurvy what will lack of vitamin A give you?

Night Blindness. Vitamin A is important in helping your eyes adjust to the dark.


What is the meaning of ostomalasia in biology?

Ostomalacia is a condition characterized by softening of the bones due to a lack of vitamin D or calcium. It can lead to bone pain, muscle weakness, and an increased risk of fractures. Adequate vitamin D intake and sunlight exposure are important for preventing ostomalacia.

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The lack of what vitamin may cause psoriasis?

vitamin D


What are 3 deficiencies of Vitamin D?

Lack of sunlight (it is proven through tests that people who enjoy the actual sunlight tend to produce Vitamin D biologically) Lack of Vitamin D rich Foods Lack of Vitamin D supplements (Which can be avoided in necessity if you eat and drink Vitamin D rich foods and get ample sunlight without over exposure)


What term is a result of lack of vitamin d?

When you don't get enough vitamin D you can get sick easier.


What happens if you are lack of vitamins?

Vitamin deficiency


How are rickets caused?

Lack of Vitamin D


What are the disease that can happen if you don't eat enough Vitamin D?

Lack of vitamin D can cause Rickets in children. Rickets is the softening of bones. Vitamin D plays a part in bone health because it helps us absorb calcium Lack of vitamin D also puts you at risk of cardiovascular diseases. Lack of vitamin D has been linked to people with high blood pressure


Lack of vitamin D cause which disease?

Rickets


What is the disease that is caused by lack of Vitamin D?

Rickets


What happens if there is a lack of vitamin e?

For humans, nothing. (It may well be a vitamin for rats.)


What are the later symptoms of primary biliary cirrhosis?

Jaundice from the accumulation of bile and nutritional deficiencies-bruising from lack of vitamin K, bone pain from lack of vitamin D, night blindness from lack of vitamin A, and skin rashes, lack of vitamin E.


What is the deficiency disease resulting from lack of vitamin D?

it ricket's


What deficiency disease is cause by lack of vitamin d?

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