Nutrient deficiency

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Nutrient deficiency may refer to:

  • Malnutrition, a condition in animals that results from a diet deficient in calories and/or essential nutrients
  • Micronutrient deficiency, a lack of one or more of the micronutrients required for plant or animal health
    • Avitaminosis, any disease caused by chronic or long-term vitamin deficiency or caused by a defect in metabolic conversion
    • Mineral deficiency, a lack of dietary minerals that are needed for an organism's proper health