A information about deficiency diseases

        diseases caused due to the deficiency of nutrients and vitamins in food that we eat are called deficiency diseases.

 Kwarshiorkar                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Food  Sourse

      fish, meat, egg(albuim), milk, peas, cereals.

deficiency disease                                                                                              Kwarshiorkar (child from 1-5 years)

Symptoms

       retarded growth, Potbelly, Swollen limbs.                 

                                                                                     

marasmus

Food source

       fish, meat, egg(albuim), milk, peas, cereals.

    

deficiency disease  

        marasmus

Symptoms

         Thin limbs, weak appearance, enlasrged head, loss of weight, retarded

physical and mental growth.

                                      

deficiency of vitamin c

scurvy

Food source

       orange, lemon, gooseberry, green chillies, tomato

deficiency disease 

       scurvy

 Symptoms

       bleeding gums    

deficiency of lodine

Goitre

Food source

        milk, lodized salt, prawn, crab

deficiency disease 

        Goitre

Symptoms

         inflammation in neck

   we want to add nutrients and vitamins in our food, then we will live healthy and happily.