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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

v • d • e Nutritional pathology (E40-68, 260-269)
Malnutrition	Kwashiorkor - Marasmus - Catabolysis
Avitaminosis	B vitamins: B1: Beriberi/Wernicke's encephalopathy, B2: Ariboflavinosis, B3: Pellagra, B6: Pyridoxine deficiency, B7: Biotin deficiency, B9: Folate deficiency, B12: Vitamin B12 deficiency other vitamins: A: Vitamin A deficiency/Bitot's spots, C: Scurvy, D: Rickets/Osteomalacia
Mineral deficiency	Zinc deficiency - Iron deficiency - Magnesium deficiency - Chromium deficiency
Hyperalimentation	Obesity - Vitamin poisoning (Hypervitaminosis A, Hypervitaminosis D, Hypervitaminosis E)


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