Name That Deficiency
Night blindness and dry, scaly skin are early signs of this deficiency.
What is vitamin A deficiency?
This large European cohort study examined diet, cancer risk, and chronic disease across multiple countries.
What is EPIC?
This anthropometric measure estimates muscle mass in the upper arm using triceps skinfold and mid-upper arm circumference.
What is MUAC?
This diet emphasizes high fat, very low carbohydrate intake, leading to nutritional ketosis and often used in epilepsy management.
What is ketogenic diet?
This popular vegetable was once believed to improve eyesight due to propaganda during WWII, but the claim was exaggerated.
What are carrots?
Dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia form the classic triad of this deficiency.
What is Niacin (B3) deficiency?
This long-running U.S. study of nurses has provided key insights into diet, lifestyle, and chronic disease risk since 1976.
What is Nurses Health Study (NHANES)?
A BMI below this threshold is commonly used as a clinical indicator of underweight in adult populations.
What is 18.5 kg/m^2?
This diet became popular for its “eat like our ancestors” premise, excluding grains, legumes, and dairy.
What is paleo diet?
This hormone, produced by adipose tissue, helps regulate satiety and energy balance and is often elevated in individuals with higher body fat.
What is leptin?
This deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia and is especially common in strict vegans; neurological symptoms may also occur.
What is Vitamin B12 deficiency?
This landmark Finnish public health intervention dramatically reduced cardiovascular mortality through population-wide changes in diet, especially saturated fat intake, in a rural eastern region.
What is the North Karelia project?
This calculated value estimates cholesterol carried by LDL and is commonly derived using the Friedewald equation.
What is LDL-C?
This diet cycle alternates periods of very low calorie intake with unrestricted eating, often marketed as “5:2” or “alternate-day fasting.”
What is intermittent fasting?
This term refers to the study of how genes and nutrients interact to influence health outcomes.
What is nutrigenomics?
This mineral deficiency can cause impaired taste, poor wound healing, and hair loss.
What is zinc deficiency?
The supplements that the Finnish trial tested that unexpectedly found an increased risk of lung cancer in one group.
What are beta-carotene and vitamin E?
Elevated levels of this protein may indicate inflammation and should be interpreted alongside nutritional markers rather than alone.
What is C-reactive protein (CRP)?
This diet is restricted to protein and fat of animal origin.
What is the carnivore diet?
This condition is characterized by swelling due to low serum albumin and is commonly associated with severe protein-energy malnutrition.
What is edema?
Megaloblastic anemia without neurological symptoms is most characteristic of this deficiency.
What is folate (B9) deficiency?
This Mediterranean diet intervention trial showed reduced cardiovascular events with olive oil or nuts supplementation.
What is PREDIMED study?
This BIA parameter is considered a marker of cell membrane integrity and overall cellular health.
What is phase angle?
This popular high-protein diet cycle alternates between low-carb days and high-carb “refeed” days, often used in bodybuilding communities.
What is carb-cycling?
This fish can be poisonous depending on preparation and contains tetrodotoxin that can be lethal if improperly handled.
What is fugu? (pufferfish also accepted)