Question

Which of the following is an example of nutritional deficiency disease?

• A. Hypertension
• B. Rickets
• C. Diabetes
• D. Gastroenteritis

Answer 1

The correct option is B Rickets

1. A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of part or all of an organism, and that is not due to any external injury. There are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases (including both genetic diseases and non-genetic hereditary diseases), and physiological diseases.
   
2. Deficiency disease is a disease caused by the lack of an element in the diet, usually a particular vitamin or mineral. Rickets is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D. It is a condition that results in weak or soft bones in children. This can result from eating a diet without enough vitamin D, too little sun exposure.
3. Complications may include bone fractures, muscle spasms. Vitamin D supplements are taken, to prevent rickets.
4. Hypertension, diabetes, and gastroenteritis are not nutritional deficiency disease. Hence, rickets is an example of nutritional deficiency disease.

So, the correct answer is 'rickets'.