Nutritional Deficiencies - Kwashiorkor, Scurvy, Iron Deficiency, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Copper Deficiency, Zinc Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency, V (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Kwashiorkor, Scurvy, Iron deficiency, Vitamin B12 deficiency, Copper deficiency, Zinc deficiency, Iodine deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency, Pellagra, Biotin deficiency, Beriberi, Chromium deficiency, Kashin-Beck disease, Folate deficiency, Vitamin K deficiency, Magnesium deficiency, Xerophthalmia, Acrodermatitis enteropathica, Marasmus, Ariboflavinosis, Selenium deficiency, Protein-energy malnutrition, Vitamin E deficiency, Pyridoxine deficiency, Manganese deficiency, Keshan disease, Molybdenum deficiency, Boron deficiency, Mineral deficiency, Bahima disease, Essential fatty acid deficiency. Excerpt: Scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C, which is required for the synthesis of collagen in humans. The chemical name for vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is derived from the Latin name of scurvy, scorbutus, which also provides the adjective scorbutic ("of, characterized by or having to do with scurvy"). Scurvy often presents itself initially as symptoms of malaise and lethargy, followed by formation of spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from the mucous membranes. Spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. As scurvy advances, there can be open, suppurating wounds, loss of teeth, jaundice, fever, neuropathy and death. Scurvy was at one time common among sailors, pirates and others aboard ships at sea longer than perishable fruits and vegetables could be stored (subsisting instead only on cured and salted meats and dried grains) and by soldiers similarly separated from these foods for extended periods. It was described by Hippocrates (c. 460 BC-c. 380 BC), and herbal cures for scurvy have been known in many native cultures since prehistory. Scurvy was one of the limiting factors of marine travel, often...