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Can anyone tell me what is Deficiency diseases​

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Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency diseases

Deficiency disease is any illness associated with an insufficient supply of one or more essential dietary nutrients in the diet

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Answer 2

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a disease caused by the lack of an element in the diet, usually a particular vitamin or mineral is called deficiency diseases. There are different deficiency diseases for different vitamins

Here are a few deficiency diseases :

Types of Vitamins                                          Deficiency Diseases

A (Retinol)                                                        Night blindness

B1 (Thiamine)                                                   Beri-beri

B2 (Riboflavin)                                                  Retarded growth, bad skin

B12 (Cyanocobalamin)                                    Anaemia

C (Ascorbic acid)                                               Scurvy

D (Calciferol)                                                      Rickets

K (Phylloquinone)                                           Excessive bleeding due to injury

Types of Minerals                                         Deficiency Diseases

Calcium                                                           Brittle bones, excessive bleeding

Phosphorus                                                  Bad teeth and bones

Iron                                                                   Anaemia

Iodine                                                           Goitre, enlarged thyroid gland

Copper                                                          Low appetite, retarde growthmins.

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