Nutrition and 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 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 _____________________ 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

Having foods rich in this vitamin will prevent Beriberi disease.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin B1