the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

a common problem in poor countries

a common problem in third world countries

a complex problem of more than just food intake

a complex problem, often associated with other vitamin and mineral deficiencies

a huge problem that blinds thousands

a is a problem

a lack of preformed vitamin A, carotene, and sometimes fat and oil in the diet

a leading cause of blindness

a major cause of infant mortality Select a Vitamin

a major cause of preventable blindness in children the world over and still remains a problem in the developing countries

a major contributing factor in childhood deaths and illness, and the single most important cause of childhood blindness

a major global problem and could be addressed at least in part by growing major crops with a higher level of precursors of vitamin A such as Beta-carotene

a major health problem

a major nutritional problem in the world

a major problem across the Third World, leading to blindness among other problems

a major problem in the developing world

a massive public health problem, especially in developing countries

a national public health problem and that the government needs to take action, no vitamin A programs presently exist

an important public health problem in South-East Asia

an integral part of the overall strategy to improve nutritional wellbeing and child health, and to conserve limited resources, vitamin A programmes should be integrated with other programmes concerned with health and development

a nutritional problem and any decision about including vitamin A supplements with immunization services should be made together with the national Nutrition Programme

a nutritional problem, human blindness resulting from tachina infection is pervasive

a problem, agricultural production policies need to be developed to encourage the increased production, processing, marketing and consumption of vitamin A-rich foods

a problem as determined by your health care professional

a problem decreased significantly after supplementation with vitamin A

a problem have started to implement vitamin A supplementation programs

a problem in this area

a problem, it has been shown recently that giving vitamin A as well as iron improves the haemoglobin levels of pregnant women more than iron tablets alone

a problem not only in developing countries but also in the industrialized world, albeit less severe

a problem of public health significance in the cropping and pastoral zones of the country and was exacerbated in the relief-food-aid-dependent areas

a problem, particularly in Djibouti, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen and, under the present circumstances, Iraq

a problem, the diet should include orange, yellow, or dark-green vegetables, yellow fruit, red palm oil, and, if possible, liver, full-cream dairy products, or fish

a public health problem and/or high under-five mortality exists

a public health problem, appropriate actions and programs need to be implemented and sustained

a recognized problem, especially in developing countries or in remote regions

a result of agricultural systems that destroy biodiversity and easy access to wide variety of sources of food with the balanced nutrition

a serious condition that can lead to blindness and increase susceptibility to infectious agents

a serious condition that requires prompt medical intervention and dietary modification

a serious health problem, and this rice or another version to come could go a long way to solve that problem

a serious health problem in India

a serious health problem in many developing countries

a serious nutritional problem in many developing countries

a serious problem in many poorer nations, especially in places such as Asia and Africa, where such foods are not readily available

a serious problem in parts of the developing world where rice is the major staple food

a significant problem in many countries in the developing world

a significant problem in Nepal

a significant problem worldwide, especially in developing countries

a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods

a widespread problem that is not necessarily limited to specific groups of people or isolated communities

a worldwide problem of great magnitude

Too little environmental or nutritional input for physiological functions to take place normally. Sometimes deficiencies can lead to stunted growth or development.

Disease resulting from a lack of vitamins or minerals in the diet or a failure to absorb vitamins or minerals from food.

Serious shortage of a vitamin or mineral in your body.

A failure to meet a federal certification rule for care. The most serious deficiencies pose an immediate threat to resident health or safety.

In medicine, a shortage of a substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) needed by the body.

The difference between the amount owed on a leased vehicle and the current cash value. If you have a serious accident early in the lease, such a deficiency may result in an insurance payoff that does not cover your obligations. For that reason, you want to be sure to have GAP insurance that will make up the difference.

a defect, flaw, inadequacy, or shortcoming that may hinder the capability of a public water system to consistently and reliably deliver an adequate quantity and quality of drinking water to the consumer

a genetic defect and the first known cause of severe

a heterogeneous defect

A lack or shortage. The difference between what is owed and what has been paid.

A shortage; typically an amount received less than the contractual amount due and payable.

This term may mean that you are lacking one or more courses necessary for graduation or for entrance to a program. Deficiency may also mean your grades are so low you cannot return to school.

A lack of credit in a required course or graduation requirement.

A lack of something; in the case of endocrine deficiency, not enough of a hormone.

Lacking something that belongs or is needed.

A lack or defect. Occurs when a segment of the chromosome is missing, reducing the number of loci.

di5fiF[nsi / n. a lack of something that is necessary; a weakness or fault in something

If you have a deficiency it means you are lacking in a particular substance needed by the body.

a disorder of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to infection There is a close association

an inherited immune system disorder characterized by lack or insufficient production of immunoglobulin protein that protects the body against infections

any weakness or insufficiency of qi, blood, yin, yang or essence

Visual symptoms of a nutrient disorder which appears when a plant's uptake is insufficient.

Not having something or missing something. A person's body that cannot fight germs doesn't have a strong immune system. In other words, they have a deficiency, not enough germ fighters.

The amount left owing on a debt following repossession of the collateral.

The amount of money still owed after the secured property is sold by the creditor.

Money a borrower who has lost real estate in foreclosure still owes to the lender because the foreclosure sale failed to generate enough from the sale price of the property to pay off the loan.

The amount a debtor owes a creditor after the creditor seizes and sells the collateral. A deficiency arises when the collateral is sold for less than the amount of the debt.

The amount a taxpayer owes in his or her tax payments.

The difference between the amount owed to a note holder and the proceeds received from a foreclosure sale. The lender may, in some states, obtain a "deficiency judgment" against the borrower for the difference.

The difference between the sales price or market value of real estate and the amount of indebtedness being sued for in a foreclosure sale, where the debt is larger than the sales price.

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The difference between the amount of the mortgage indebtedness and any lesser amount recovered by the mortgagee from the foreclosure sale.

Additional tax liability that the IRS deems to be owed by a taxpayer.

a determination by the Department that a nursing facility has violated one or more specific licensure or certification regulations

an area in which the Oversight Agency fails to comply with a requirement in the FTA regulation or does not follow one of the procedures set forth in its own System Safety Program Standard

a nursing home's failure to meet a requirement as specified in the federal regulations

A finding that a nursing home failed to meet one or more federal or state requirements.

a risk factor for bacterial overgrowth, a further predisposing condition is necessary for development of this disorder but was not present in this case

a risk factor for developing the degenerative diseases of aging according to the preponderance of evidence existing in the scientific literature

Having too little of something, usually something important. Children or teens who have a deficiency of human growth hormone (hGH) might not grow as fast and strong as children or teens who do not have a growth hormone deficiency (GHD).

This happens when we don't have enough of a particular nutrient to maintain health.

A lower than adequate level of one or more nutrients within the body. For example, many people are deficient in certain vitamins and minerals.

the absence of a necessary nutrient in a person's body

a major concern for people who choose to have a strictly vegetarian diet

a major public

The difference between the balance outstanding on a loan and proceeds from the sale of the loan collateral.