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What are deficiency diseases? Name four deficiency diseases and the associated nutrients.

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Individuals who are unable to consume a balanced diet and therefore do not get the required amount of nutrients from their diet suffer from deficiency diseases. Four deficiency diseases are:
  1. Scurvy: It is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
  2. Rickets: It is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D.
  3. Anaemia: It is caused by the deficiency of iron.
  4. Goitre: It is caused by the deficiency of iodine.

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