dietary deficiency
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“We are concerned about dietary deficiency, lack of dairy, fish and meat, and particularly lack of sunlight for children who spend all their time indoors watching TV or playing video games,” he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2016
Photograph: Archaeology Warwickshire/Warwickshire county council “The remains are currently being processed … and, once cleaned, will be aged and sexed and examined for signs of injury, disease, dietary deficiency and other pathologies,” he said.
From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2015
In areas of the world with access to iodized salt, dietary deficiency is rare.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A dietary deficiency of iodine, a component of thyroid hormones, can therefore affect reproductive system development and functioning.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
WASON, ISABEL: Ophthalmia associated with a dietary deficiency in fat- soluble vitamine A. J. Am.
From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.
