Disease or Syndrome
nutrition disorder
nu·tri·tion dis·or·der [ noo-trish-uhn, nyoo- dis-awr-der ]
Subclass of:
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Definitions related to nutrition disorders:
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Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(nutritional disorder) Any condition related to a disturbance between proper intake and utilization of nourishment.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Most nutritional nervous-system disorders involve vitamin deficiency, particularly of the B group. Many of them occur in the context of alcoholism.WebMD, 2019
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Nutritional disease, any of the nutrient-related diseases and conditions that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, obesity and eating disorders, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. Nutritional...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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