The range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status are known as determinants of health. It is the interrelationships among these factors that determine individual and population health.
Nutritional deficiencies in children can be serious and lead to lasting negative health outcomes. If youâre experiencing symptoms and are concerned that youâre not obtaining enough of a certain nutrient, talk to your doctor.
Clinical Information. 1  A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of folic acid in the diet. 2  A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin b 12 in the diet, characterized by megaloblastic anemia. 3  Condition due to a deficiency of vitamin b12. 4  State in which folate is absent or in diminished amount relative to the normal ... It is indistinguishable from vitamin b 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in b 12 deficiency do not occur. ( 2 merck manual, 16th ed). 3  A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin b 12 in the diet, characterized by megaloblastic anemia.