Question

what r deficiency diseases?

Answer 1

Answer:

A deficiency disease can be defined as a disease which is caused by the lack of essential nutrients or dietary elements such as vitamins and minerals in the human body.

Deficiency disease examples: Vitamin B1 deficiency causes beriberi, lack of iron in the body can lead to anaemia.

Answer 2

Answer:

a disease caused by the lack of an element in the diet, usually a particular vitamin or mineral is known as a deficiency disease.

Example: Rickets, Beriberi, Vitamin K Deficiency, Pellagra,