Deficiency in a sentence

Overall, about 14% of people were estimated to have absolute iron deficiency and another 15% had functional iron deficiency.

Celiac patients often have both cobalamin and folate deficiency, which can cause anemia, but iron deficiency may be the most important factor (Hershko & Patz, ).

They're 100 percent sure Parker has Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Deficiency, a rare enzyme deficiency that causes muscle pain and weakness, among other symptoms but can be easily managed through lifestyle changes.

Yellowing on leaf edges, not down the midrib, distinguishes potassium deficiency symptoms from nitrogen deficiency.

Vitamin D deficiency: Symptoms, causes, and preventionVitamin D is vital for muscle and bone health, but poor nutrition and not being exposed to enough natural sunlight can cause a vitamin D deficiency.

Biotin deficiency can be caused by inadequate dietary intake or inheritance of one or more inborn genetic disorders that affect biotin metabolism (see multiple carboxylase deficiency ).

Biotinidase deficiency is not due to inadequate biotin, but rather to a deficiency in the enzymes that process it.

Deficiency Thiamine derivatives and thiamine-dependent enzymes are present in all cells of the body, thus a thiamine deficiency would seem to adversely affect all of the organ systems.

If there is serious deficiency in one or more of these nutrients, a child may develop a deficiency disease.

In malnourished populations, common low intakes of vitamin A and zinc increase the severity of vitamin A deficiency and lead physiological signs and symptoms of deficiency.

Morbidly obese patients with BMIs of greater than 50 are more likely to develop folate deficiency. citation Patients with celiac disease have a higher chance of developing folate deficiency.

Patients with megaloblastic anemia need to be tested for vitamin B 12 deficiency before folate treatment, because if the patient has vitamin B 12 deficiency, folate supplementation can remove the anemia, but can also worsen neurologic problems.

Studies of vegans not taking supplements or eating fortified food have found low B 12 levels and clinical signs of deficiency; low B 12 levels without signs of a deficiency; and neither.

Therefore, even a mild level of the mother's biotin deficiency that does not reach the appearance of physiological deficiency signs may cause a serious consequence in the infants.

Thiamine deficiency in ruminants Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) is the most common thiamine deficiency disorder in young ruminant and nonruminant animals.

World Health Organization, Global prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in populations at risk 1995–2005, WHO global database on vitamin A deficiency.

A deficiency of this vitamin can cause slow metabolism and an inability to lose weight.

A deficiency of vitamin D, also called the sunshine vitamin, is linked to bone and back pain, impaired wound healing, bone loss, and hair loss, and can impact the immune system causing individuals to be prone to infections.

A double blind, placebo-controlled randomized comparative study on the efficacy of phytosterol-enriched and conventional saw palmetto oil in mitigating benign prostate hyperplasia and androgen deficiency.

A glass full of carrot juice for an entire year is essential for beating any eye deficiency.