dietary deficiencies
Missing essential nutrients
Dietary deficiencies are shortfalls in essential nutrients—vitamins, minerals, proteins, or other compounds the body needs but isn't getting enough of through food.
They range from mild to severe: Iron deficiency causes fatigue, Scurvy results from vitamin C deficiency.
The term appears in medical contexts and nutrition discussions, often pointing to inadequate diet or absorption problems.
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- pellagraNiacin-lack illness
- empty caloriesEnergy lacking nutrients
- scurvyVitamin C deficiency disease
- beriberiVitamin B1 deficiency disease
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Adequate intake across nutrients
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