Foods and nutrition

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Scurvy

Weakness, bleeding gums, loss of teeth, internal bleeding (lack of vitamin c)

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PEM (protein energy malnutrition)

Fatigue and weigh loss in adults, diarrhea, infections, stunted growth in children (protein)

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Pernicious anemia

Abnormally large red blood cells, depression, drowsiness (B12)

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Night blindness

Reduced ability to see in dim light (vitamin a)

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Rickets

Crooked legs, misshapen Brest bones (vitamin d)

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Goiter

Enlargement of the thyroid gland (iodine)

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Hypertension

High blood pressure (sodium → check plus box)

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Pellagra

Skin lesions, digestive problems, mental disorder, death (niacin)

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Osteoporosis

Porous brittle bones (calcium)

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Beriberi

Numbness in ankles and legs followed by severe cramping and paralysis (thiamin)

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ADEK

Fat soluble vitamins

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ACE

Antioxidant vitamins