Difference between revisions of "Deficiency Disease"
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Some Deficiency diseases you should know: | 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 VitaminC. 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. |
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to become too thin. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to become too thin. | ||
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Too much food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to gain weight and increases the risk of heart attack. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Too much food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to gain weight and increases the risk of heart attack. | ||
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough Vitamin C causes your wounds to stop healing, sores to appear on the tongue and skin and teeth to fall out. |
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough [[protein]] causes your [[organ]]s to swell. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough [[protein]] causes your [[organ]]s to swell. | ||
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Not enough Vitamin D causes [[bone]]s to become bendy. |
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Revision as of 14:28, 3 April 2019
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A deficiency disease is an illness caused by missing some nutrients from your diet.
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 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 VitaminC. 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.
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| Not enough food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to become too thin. | Too much food, especially foods with a lot of energy, causes you to gain weight and increases the risk of heart attack. | Not enough Vitamin C causes your wounds to stop healing, sores to appear on the tongue and skin and teeth to fall out. | Not enough protein causes your organs to swell. | Not enough Vitamin D causes bones to become bendy. |