Nutrition-related diseases are diseases that occur from the inadequate or excessive intake of some nutrients in food. Some diseases that occur from excessive intake of some nutrients include; obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc. Diseases that occur from inadequate intake of nutrients include; osteoporosis, xerophthalmia, pellagra, scurvy, protein-energy malnutrition, etc. Having an understanding of some of these diseases will help you protect yourselves from them. In this blog post, we would be discussing five nutrition-related diseases with their causes, treatment, and prevention. Let's dive in. 1. Protein-Energy Malnutrition(PEM) Protein Energy Malnutrition or protein energy undernutrition is a disease that occurs from the lack of either or both protein or calorie in the diet. It is also defined as the lack of all the macronutrients in different proportions in the diet...
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