DEFICIENCY DISEASES

                                                            DEFICIENCY DISEASES

Certain non-communicable diseases are caused due to the deficiency of a particular nutrient. Such diseases are called deficiency diseases. These diseases get cured when the patient starts consuming the required nutrient in adequate amounts.

COMMON DEFICIENCY DISEASES
DEFICIENCY DISEASE	CAUSED BY THE LACK OF	FOOD CONTAINING THE NUTRIENT
Night Blindness	Vitamin A	Milk, carrot, mango, egg yolk and green leafy vegetables.
Beriberi	Vitamin B	Brown rice, eggs and ground nuts.
Scurvy	Vitamin C	Citrus fruits like oranges, lime, amla and tomatoes.
Rickets	Vitamin D	Milk, eggs, seafish.
Goitre	Iodine	Seafood, iodised salt.
Anaemia	Iron	Spinach, apple, guava, sesame seeds.