Deficiency Diseases

Night blindness is caused by a lack of which food nutrient?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Calcium

• Protein

Scurvy is a disease which can be cured by simply eating (a)  

People can suffer from __________________ if they do not eat sufficient food.

• essential nutrition

• balanced diet

• obesity

• marasmus

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A person lacking iodine may suffer from a deficiency disease called _______________________

• Goiter

• Kwashiorkor

• Rickets

• VKDB

A combination of which three nutrients can prevent Rickets?

• calcium, nitrogen and water

• calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D

• Vitamin C, carbon and phosphorus

• carbon, calcium and Vitamin K

Which food source contains the most iodine?

• milk

• oranges

• iodized salt

• potatoes

If a patients blood does not clot, or takes unusually long to do so, that patient may be suffering from a _____________________ deficiency

• iodine

• vitamin C

• calcium

• vitamin K

A young child suffering from a loss of muscle and a large belly that sticks out may have _______________________

• Scurvy

• Goiter

• Kwashiorkor

• Rickets

A person who has lost a lot of blood or lacking the recommended amount of (a)   can end up with Anemia.

Which food nutrient can be found in all foods? Patients lacking this nutrient can suffer from dehydration.

• Protein

• Water

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids