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Nutrition disorder Classification and external resources
MeSH	D009748

Many diseases in humans are directly or indirectly caused by improper eating habits and malnutrition. These include, but are not limited to, deficiency diseases, caused by a lack of essential nutrients.

Additionally, several diseases are directly or indirectly impacted by dietary habits, and require very close attention to the nutrient content of food.

Contents 1 Overnutrition (eating too much) 1.1 Food 1.1.1 Calories 1.2 Vitamins 1.3 Microminerals and macrominerals 2 Deficiencies (eating too little) 2.1 Proteins/fats/carbohydrates 2.2 Dietary vitamins and minerals 3 Foot notes 4 See also

Overnutrition (eating too much)

Main article: Overnutrition

Food

See also: Overeating

Calories

• Obesity, which in turn 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 assoiated with certain health conditions or increased mortality.

• Metabolic or nutritionally related disease such as diabetes mellitus or endemic goiter

Vitamins

• Vitamin poisoning

Refers to a 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".

Microminerals and macrominerals

• Iron overload disorder

Iron overload disorders are diseases caused by the overaccumulation of iron in the body. Organs commonly affected are the liver, heart and endocrine glands.[1]

Deficiencies (eating too little)

Main article: Malnutrition

Proteins/fats/carbohydrates

• Protein-energy malnutrition
  • Kwashiorkor
  • Marasmus
  • Mental retardation¹

Dietary vitamins and minerals

• Calcium
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rickets
• Iodine deficiency
• Iron deficiency
  • Iron deficiency anemia
• Zinc
  • Growth retardation

• Vitamin B1, Thiamine
  • Beriberi
• Vitamin B3, Niacin
  • Pellagra
• Vitamin C
  • Scurvy
• Vitamin D
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rickets

Foot notes

See also

• Avitaminosis
• Malnutrition
• Essential nutrient
• List of ICD-10 codes (E54-E64) -- detailed taxonomy
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis

v • d • e Medical conditions (Diseases, Disorders, Illness, Syndromes, Symptoms, Medical signs, Injuries, etc.) (A/B, 001-139) Infectious disease/Infection: Bacterial disease (G+, G-)  · Virus disease · Parasitic disease · Mycosis · Zoonosis (C/D, 140-239) Cancer Tumor Immune disorder Immunodeficiency · Immunoproliferative disorders · Hypersensitivity (E, 240-279) Endocrine disease · Nutrition disorder · Inborn error of metabolism (F, 290-319) Mental disorder (G, 320-359) Nervous system disease (CNS, PNS) (H, 360-389) Eye disease · Ear disease (I, 390-459) Cardiovascular disease (Heart disease, Vascular disease) (J, 460-519) Respiratory disease (Obstructive lung disease, Restrictive lung disease, Pneumonia) (K, 520-579) Stomatognathic disease · Digestive disease (Esophageal, Stomach, Enteropathy, Liver, Pancreatic) (L, 680-709) Skin disease (M, 710-739) Musculoskeletal disorders (N, 580-629) Urologic disease (Nephropathy, Urinary bladder disease) · Breast disease (O, 630-679) Complications of pregnancy (P, 760-779) Fetal disease (Q, 740-759) Congenital disorder (R, 780-799) Syndromes · Medical signs (Eponymous) (S/T, 800-999) Bone fracture · Dislocations/subluxation · Sprain · Strain · Head injury · Chest trauma · Poisoning

v • d • e Nutrition disorders (E40-68, 260-269) Hypoalimentation/ malnutrition Protein-energy malnutrition Kwashiorkor · Marasmus · Catabolysis Avitaminosis B vitamins B1: Beriberi/Wernicke's encephalopathy · B2: Ariboflavinosis · B3: Pellagra · B6: Pyridoxine deficiency · B7: Biotin deficiency · B9: Folate deficiency · B12: Vitamin B12 deficiency Other vitamins A: Vitamin A deficiency/Bitot's spots · C: Scurvy · D: Rickets/Osteomalacia · E: Vitamin E deficiency Mineral deficiency Zinc deficiency · Iron deficiency · Magnesium deficiency · Chromium deficiency · Selenium deficiency (Keshan disease) · Manganese deficiency · Molybdenum deficiency · Copper deficiency Hyperalimentation Obesity Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Vitamin poisoning Hypervitaminosis A · Hypervitaminosis D · Hypervitaminosis E Mineral overload see inborn errors of metal metabolism, toxicity

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