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  2. Kwashiorkor - Wikipedia

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    It is thought to be caused by sufficient calorie intake, but with insufficient protein consumption (or lack of good quality protein), which distinguishes it from marasmus. Recent studies have found that a lack of antioxidant micronutrients such as β-carotene , lycopene , other carotenoids, and vitamin C as well as the presence of aflatoxins ...

  3. List of causes of hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    2-methylbutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-alpha-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency, ACAD9 deficiency, Alpers' syndrome, Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1b, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency, Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency, Cleft lip ...

  4. Reactive hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Consistently choosing longer lasting, complex carbohydrates to prevent rapid blood-sugar dips in the event that one does consume a disproportionately large amount of carbohydrates with a meal; Monitoring any effects medication may have on symptoms. [4] Low-carbohydrate diet and/or frequent small meals is the first treatment of this condition ...

  5. Malabsorption - Wikipedia

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    Normally the human gastrointestinal tract digests and absorbs dietary nutrients with remarkable efficiency. A typical Western diet ingested by an adult in one day includes approximately 100 g of fat, 400 g of carbohydrate, 100 g of protein, 2 L of fluid, and the required sodium , potassium , chloride , calcium , vitamins , and other elements.

  6. Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoglycemic symptoms are divided into two main categories. [3] The first category is symptoms caused by low glucose in the brain, called neuroglycopenic symptoms. [3] The second category of symptoms is caused by the body's reaction to low glucose in the blood, called adrenergic symptoms. [3]

  7. Ketosis - Wikipedia

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    Ketosis is a metabolic state characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood or urine. Physiological ketosis is a normal response to low glucose availability. . In physiological ketosis, ketones in the blood are elevated above baseline levels, but the body's acid–base homeostasis is maintain

  8. List of types of malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. GLUT1 deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Another characteristic of GLUT1 deficiency is that symptoms are sensitive to food (e.g. symptoms that can be temporarily improved by intake of carbohydrates), and symptoms may be worse in the morning upon and just after waking. [5] All symptoms may be aggravated or triggered by factors such as hunger, fatigue, heat, anxiety, and sickness.