What are deficiency diseases? What is the result of deficiency of – a) Proteins b) Carbohydrates. Give example.
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a. beriberi b. marasmus
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Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency diseases. Examples are – Scurvy, Night blindness, Rickets, Beriberi, Goiter, Anaemia.
Deficiency of proteins, carbohydrates and fats results in protein- calorie malnutrition (PCM) or protein -energy malnutrition (PEM). ... The two common forms of PEM are kwashiorkor and marasmus.
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