deficiency
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Iron should not be taken without confirmed deficiency unless advised by a healthcare professional.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
The researchers found that protein deficiency increased attraction to protein-related nutrients while simultaneously reducing interest in sugar.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
They do, however, suggest that the current definition of B12 deficiency may be too blunt for brain health.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The minimum threshold used to define deficiency may not capture early functional changes in the nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Her own father’s perfect exemption from any thought of the kind, the entire deficiency in him of all such sort of penetration or suspicion, was a most comfortable circumstance.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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