What are deficiency diseases?
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Deficiency diseases occur when the body lacks essential nutrients, leading to various health problems. They can affect anyone, especially those with limited access to a balanced diet. Prevention involves eating a nutritious diet and, if necessary, taking supplements.
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Deficiency disease can be defined as the state abnormality in the body where the body doesn't get enough of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, thereby leading to some health problem.
Health problem can vary from one another.
some examples of deficiency diseases are anaemia ( iron deficiency ), kwashiorkor (protein deficiency), scurvy (vitamin c deficiency). ;
