7 sentences with 'deficiency'
Example sentences and phrases with the word deficiency and other words derived from it.
• « Among the many causes of vitamin deficiency are: excessive physical activity, stress, poor diet or weight loss, pregnancy, infections, parasites, heavy metals and pesticides. »
• « High homocysteine levels have also been associated with cardiovascular conditions, and folate deficiency with some forms of cancer. However, it is not known whether these are the direct causes of such diseases. »
• « Sometimes the brain of a sleep-deprived person tries to compensate for this deficiency with very small sleep breaks, which the subject is not always aware of. »
• « Vitamin B deficiency causes anaemia, pellagra, nervous, digestive and mental disorders; beriberi. »