dietary deficiencies Flashcards
1
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what are dietary deficiencies
A
disorders that occur due to a lack of essential nutrients resulting in malnutrition or disease examples include, scurvy, rickets, hypoglycaemia
2
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what is iron deficiency
A
anaemia and causes fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness
3
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calcium deficiency
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fatigue, weakness, could lead to osteoporosis or rickets
4
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protein deficiency
A
being sick often, weakness, hunger, brittle hair or nails
5
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carbohydrate deficiency
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headaches, mood swings, fatigue, mood swings
6
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vitamin c deficiency
A
can cause scurvy, weakness, fatigue
