Top 5 Most Common Vitamin Deficiencies #5

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#5 – Malnutrition

Malnutrition
A balanced diet prevents from deficiency diseases (image source)

Malnutrition means a pathological state of the body resulting from a deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients (such as Vitamin infections). It nearly always happens due to several deficiencies in the diet. In case of excess of total calories, the body becomes obese. The principles of treatment for a malnutrient body are adequate diet, treatment of infections and health education for prevention, cure and care.