Nutrition deficiency diseases
Examples of nutritional deficiency diseases
| Sr.no | Element | Deficiency |
| 1) | Vitamin (B12) ( cyanocobalamin) | Megaloblastic anaemia ( defective RBC’s maturation) |
| 2) | Iodine | Goiter HypothyroidismNeurological cretinism Myxoedematous cretinism Spontaneous abortion and stillbirth |
| 3) | Iron | Anemia Impaired immunity decreases resistance to infection |
| 4) | Thiamine ( B1) | BeriberiWernicke’s encephalopathy ( mental retardation, nystagmus) |
| 5) | Vitamin –B2 ( Riboflavin) | Delayed wound healing increased susceptibility to cataract impaired neuromotor function |
| 6) | Vitamin A | Bitot’s spot, night blindness, xeropthalmia, keratomalacia-linked genetic disorder (color blindness) |
| 7) | Vitamin D | Rickets in childrensOsteomalacia in adults |
| 8) | Vitamin B3( Niacin ) / (Nicotinic acid) | Pellagra ( diarhhoea , dermatitis , dementia ) |
| 9) | Vitamin B6 ( pyridoxine) | In children: irritabilityAbdominal destantionLoss of body weight Anemia In adults:skin and mouth lesions Peripheral neuritis Mental changes |
| 10) | Vitamin C ( ascorbic acid ) | Scurvy |
| 11) | Vitamin –E ( Tocopherol) | Abortion and sterility in animals |
| 12) | Protein | KwashiorkorMarasmus |
| 13) | Calcium | OsteomalaciaOsteoporosis |
| 14) | Folic acid | Megaloblastic anaemia(defective RBC’s maturation)Glossitis |
Manisha Yogesh Chaudhari is working as an Assistant Professor at Kokan Gyanpeeth’s Rahul Dharkar College of Pharmacy, Karjat, Maharashtra, India. She has worked with Pfizer and Flamingo Pharmaceuticals. She is actively involved in Books writing, Review, and research paper writing as well as actively involved in contributing towards academic literature
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