What Are 5 Diseases Caused By Lack Of Different Types Of Nutrients?
Nutrition demands balance. Too much of anything causes toxicity and too less causes a deficiency. In either case, we can say it is malnutrition. Malnutrition can thus be divided into over nutrition or under nutrition. Let’s take a brief look at 5 diseases related to deficiencies: • Scurvy: Scurvy is cause by the deficiency of vitamin C in the diet. Vitamin C can be obtained from fruits, especially citrus fruits, guavas etc. Scurvy is the disease of the gums which become spongy. Besides that spots may develop on the skin and the mucus membranes might bleed. It was common in sailors who had no access to fresh fruit and that is why the British army carried limes on board. • Osteoporosis/rickets: Osteoporosis in adults and rickets in children is caused by a deficiency of Calcium and/or vitamin D: Calcium is important for growth and strength of bones and vitamin D helps to absorb it from diet. Both the disease result in weakened bones and an increased risk of fractures. Rickets may give chi
