Question

What are deficiency diseases? Name four deficiency diseases and the
associated nutrients.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

night blindness (vitamin a)

rickets (vitamin d)

bone and tooth decay (calcium)

goiter (iodine)

anaemia (iron)

Answer 2

$\huge \bf \orange{Answer↓}$

$\sf \blue{Diseases \: that \: occur \: due \: to \: lack \: }$

$\sf \blue{of \: nutrients \: over \: a \: long \: period \: }$

$\sf \blue{are \: called \: deficiency \: diseases \: or \: }$

$\sf \blue{nutritional \: disease. \: }$

$\sf \blue{Deficiency \: of \: one \: or \: more \: }$

$\sf \blue{nutrients \: can \: cause \: diseases \: or \: }$

$\sf \blue{disorders \: in \: our \: body.}$

$\huge \bf \orange{4 \: diseases \: are↓}$

$\sf \purple{ \: Vitamin} \: \: \: \purple{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: Deficieny \: Disease}$

$\sf \blue {Vitamin \: A \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: Night \: Blindness}$

$\sf \blue{Vitamin \: B \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \:Beri \: Beri }$

$\sf \blue {Iron \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: Anaemia }$

$\sf \blue {Iodine \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: Goiter}$

Symptoms are ↓

• Vitamin A - Poor Vision
• Vitamin B - Weak Muscles
• Iron - Weakness
• Iodine - Swollen Glands in neck