Nutrient Deficiencies
,Table of Contents
Macro-nutrients.....................................................................................................................................................
Kwashiorkor (Protein Deficiency)....................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypoglycemia (Carbohydrate Deficiency).......................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (Fat Deficiency).............................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Micro-Nutrients.....................................................................................................................................................
Vitamins- Fat Soluble...........................................................................................................................................
Nyctalopia (Vitamin /Retinol A Deficiency Disease).......................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Rickets (Vitamin D/Cholecalciferol Deficiency Disease)................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Uncontrollable Bleeding (Vitamin E/Tocopherol Deficiency).........................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB) (Vitamin K /Phylloquinone Deficiency Disease)...........................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Vitamins- Water Soluble......................................................................................................................................
Beri-beri (Vitamin B/Thiamine Deficiency Disease)........................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency Disease)...........................................................................................................
, Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Minerals................................................................................................................................................................
Hypocalcemia (Calcium Deficiency Disease)...................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Goitre (Iodine Deficiency Disease)...................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Osteomalacia (Phosphorus Deficiency Disease)...............................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypomagnesemia (Magnesium Deficiency Disease).......................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypokalemia (Potassium Deficiency Disease).................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment..........................................................................................................................................................
Hyponatremia (Sodium Chloride Deficiency Disease).....................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment..........................................................................................................................................................
Sulphur Deficiency............................................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Anaemia (Iron Deficiency Disease)..................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Myelopathy (Copper Deficiency Disease)........................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Water....................................................................................................................................................................
,Table of Contents
Macro-nutrients.....................................................................................................................................................
Kwashiorkor (Protein Deficiency)....................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypoglycemia (Carbohydrate Deficiency).......................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (Fat Deficiency).............................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Micro-Nutrients.....................................................................................................................................................
Vitamins- Fat Soluble...........................................................................................................................................
Nyctalopia (Vitamin /Retinol A Deficiency Disease).......................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Rickets (Vitamin D/Cholecalciferol Deficiency Disease)................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Uncontrollable Bleeding (Vitamin E/Tocopherol Deficiency).........................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB) (Vitamin K /Phylloquinone Deficiency Disease)...........................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Vitamins- Water Soluble......................................................................................................................................
Beri-beri (Vitamin B/Thiamine Deficiency Disease)........................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency Disease)...........................................................................................................
, Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Minerals................................................................................................................................................................
Hypocalcemia (Calcium Deficiency Disease)...................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Goitre (Iodine Deficiency Disease)...................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Osteomalacia (Phosphorus Deficiency Disease)...............................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypomagnesemia (Magnesium Deficiency Disease).......................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Hypokalemia (Potassium Deficiency Disease).................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment..........................................................................................................................................................
Hyponatremia (Sodium Chloride Deficiency Disease).....................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment..........................................................................................................................................................
Sulphur Deficiency............................................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Anaemia (Iron Deficiency Disease)..................................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Myelopathy (Copper Deficiency Disease)........................................................................................................
Symptoms......................................................................................................................................................
Treatment.......................................................................................................................................................
Water....................................................................................................................................................................
