Glossary for Nutritional deficiency

• Alcoholism: Alcoholism is the compulsive urge to drink alcohol despite knowing the negative impact on one's health.
• Amnesia: Memory loss
• Confusion: Mental confusion and impaired thinking.
• Diogenes syndrome: A rare condition where a person (usually an elderly person) fails to look after there personal cleanliness and hygiene. They tend to be untidy and hoard rubbish.
• Glossitis: Inflammation of the tongue
• Kwashiorkor: A malnutrition state that is produced by severe protein deficiency
• Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus: Diabetes mellitus that is caused by a chronic malnutrition state
• Marasmus: A form of malnutrition caused by a severe deficiency of both protein and calories
• Mineral deficiency: A deficiency of any minerals in the body
• Neurological symptoms: Any symptoms that are caused by neurological conditions
• Pellagra: Dietary deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin)
• Poor appetite: Loss or reduction in appetite for food
• Poor growth: Poor body growth or delayed physical development.
• Protein deficiency:
• Schizophrenia: Psychiatric disorder with delusional beliefs and hallucinations.
• Vitamin deficiency: When there is any deficiency of vitamins in the body
• Wolman disease: A rare inherited lipid storage disease. The condition usually results in death early in life.

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