B6.1 Diet Flashcards

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malnutrition

A

not eating enough of a certain biological molecule

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starvation

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Not getting enough food in general

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constipation

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occurs when you don’t eat enough fibre

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scurvy

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disease caused by malnutrition of vitamin C and causes bleeding under the skin and by the gums

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rickets

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occurs when someone is lacking vitamin D in their diet and causes the bones to weaken

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obesity

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happens when you have an excess of fats and carbohydrates and it can lead to coronary heart disease

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kwashiorkor

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Is a protein-energy malnutrition and causes then to get a rounder stomach

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marasmus

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It is a protein-energy malnutrition but causes people which leads to overt loss of adipose tissue and muscle

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