nutrient deficiency
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Malnutrition or nutrient deficiency cases at both the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey fell between 2020/21 and 24/25.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
"This distinction helps us when working in areas with extremely low biomass and nutrient deficiency," he notes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
According to one study, nearly one-third of Americans have been found to be at risk of at least one nutrient deficiency.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2024
A new model pinpoints the locations where populations are more likely to suffer from nutrient deficiency.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2022
An alternate explanation for the delay in tooth replacement is that the animals were suffering from malnutrition or nutrient deficiency.
From Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota by Frenzel, L. D.
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