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Nutrition [Nutrition in General] — Question 8

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Question 8

Identify the deficiency diseases with the help of the clues given below :

(a) Delay in blood clotting time.

(b) Swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck region.

(c) Poor mental and physical growth in children.

(d) Poor vision in dim light.

(e) Dryness of the cornea and ulceration in the eye.

Answer

(a) Haemorrhage — due to deficiency of Vitamin K

(b) Goitre — due to deficiency of Iodine

(c) Cretinism — due to deficiency of Iodine

(d) Night Blindness — due to deficiency of Vitamin A

(e) Xerophthalmia — due to deficiency of Vitamin A