Nutrients
|
Deficiency
|
Excess
|
Carbohydrates
|
Low energy
|
Diabetes, obesity
|
Fats
|
None
|
Cardiovascular
disease, obesity
|
Cholesterol
|
none
|
Cardiovascular disease
|
Protein
|
Kwashiorkor
(edema, anorexia,
inadequate growth)
|
Rabbit starvation
(diarrhoea, headache, low BP, low heart rate
Discomfort/hunger that
can only be satisfied by eating fats and carbohydrates
|
Sodium
|
Hyponatremia
(electrolyte
imbalance)
|
Hypernatremia,
hypertension
|
Iron
|
Anaemia
|
Cirrhosis (chronic
liver disease), heart disease
|
Iodine
|
Goitre, hypothyroidism
|
Iodine toxicity
|
Vitamin A
|
Night blindness, Xeropthalmia
(dry eyes)
|
Hypervitaminosis A
(birth defects, liver problems, osteoporosis)
|
Vitamin B1
|
Beri-beri
|
|
Vitamin B2
|
Cracking of skin
|
|
Vitamin B12
|
Pernicious anaemia
|
|
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
|
Pellagra (diarrhoea,
dermatitis, dementia, death)
|
Dyspepsia
(indigestion), cardiac arrhythmias
|
Vitamin C
|
Scurvy
|
Diarrhoea
|
Vitamin D
|
Rickets
|
Hypervitaminosis D
(dehydration, vomiting, constipation)
|
Vitamin E
|
Nervous disorders
|
Hypervitaminosis E
(anticoagulant)
|
Vitamin K
|
Haemorrhage
|
|
Calcium
|
Osteoporosis
|
Fatigue, vomiting,
depression, cardiac arrhythmias
|
Magnesium
|
Hypertension
|
Weakness, nausea,
vomiting
|
Potassium
|
Hypokalaemia, cardiac
arrhythmias
|
Hyperkalaemia,
palpitations
|
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