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===About Deficiency Diseases===
: Not having a balanced diet can cause a deficiency disease.
Some Deficiency diseases you should know:
*[[Starvation]] - Not enough food, especially carbohydrates and [[Lipid|fats]]. This can be cured by eating more food.
*[[Kwashiorkor]] - Not enough [[protein]]. This can be cured by eating more meat, beans or lentils.
*[[Anemia]] - Not enough [[Iron]]. This can be cured by eating more red meat or spinach.
*[[Scurvy]] - Not enough Vitamin ]]C. This can be cured by eating [[Citrus]] fruits.
*[[Rickets]] - Not enough [[Vitamin D]]. - This can be cured by eating more fish, drinking more milk or spending more time in the sun as the skin can make [[Vitamin D]] with the help of sunlight.