deficiency
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The story of vitamin B12 is unusual because the body needs so little of it, yet the consequences of deficiency can be profound.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Doctors have traditionally linked tiredness in B12 deficiency to anemia.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Rajan takes vitamin D, a prebiotic, protein, fibre and creatine - in what he describes as a "supplement stack" - to target areas where he could have a deficiency.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The drug was approved to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that prevents the body from properly breaking down fat particles in the blood.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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