list of types of malnutrition list of types of malnutrition list of types of malnutrition or list of nutritional disorders include diseases that results from excessive or inadequate intake of food and nutrients. overnutrition main article: overnutrition metabolic obesity is caused by eating too many calories compared to the amount of exercise the individual is performing, causing a distorted energy balance. it can lead to diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. the low-cost food that is generally affordable to the poor in affluent nations is low in nutritional value and high in fats, sugars and additives. in rich countries, therefore, obesity is often a sign of poverty and malnutrition while in poorer countries obesity is more associated with wealth and good nutrition. other non-nutritional causes for obesity included: sleep deprivation, stress, lack of exercise, and heredity. acute overeating can also be a symptom of an eating disorder. goitrogenic foods can cause goitres by interfering with iodine uptake. vitamins and micronutrients vitamin poisoning is the condition of overly high storage levels of vitamins, which can lead to toxic symptoms. the medical names of the different conditions are derived from the vitamin involved: an excess of vitamin a, for example, is called "hypervitaminosis a". iron overload disorders are diseases caused by the overaccumulation of iron in the body. organs commonly affected are the liver, heart and endocrine glands in the mouth. deficiencies proteins/fats/carbohydrates protein malnutrition kwashiorkor marasmus dietary minerals calcium osteoporosis rickets tetany iodine deficiency goiter selenium deficiency keshan disease iron deficiency iron deficiency anemia zinc growth retardation thiamine (vitamin b1) beriberi niacin (vitamin b3) pellagra vitamin c scurvy vitamin d osteoporosis rickets vitamin a night blindness vitamin k haemophilia malnutritionprotein-energymalnutrition kwashiorkor marasmus catabolysis vitamin deficiencyb vitamins b1 beriberi wernicke–korsakoff syndrome wernicke's encephalopathy korsakoff's syndrome b2 riboflavin deficiency b3 pellagra b6 pyridoxine deficiency b7 biotin deficiency b9 folate deficiency b12 vitamin b12 deficiency other a: vitamin a deficiency bitot's spots c: scurvy d: vitamin d deficiency rickets osteomalacia harrison's groove e: vitamin e deficiency k: vitamin k deficiency mineral deficiency electrolyte imbalance calcium chloride phosphate potassium magnesium sodium iron zinc manganese copper iodine chromium molybdenum selenium keshan disease fluorine growth delayed milestone failure to thrive short stature idiopathic general anorexia weight loss cachexia underweight this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.