Micronutrient deficiency

2. What do you see in the picture?
Do you think the children in the
pictures are healthy?

3. Vitamins A, B, and C,
Iron and Iodine are
some of the essential
nutrients needed by the
body to make it strong
and healthy.

4. When the body does not
get these essential
nutrients, micronutrient
deficiencies happen.

5. Micronutrient deficiencies
include but are not limited to
the following:

6. 1. Deficiency in vitamin A
•This may result to night
blindness. To avoid this, eat
food rich in vitamin A such as
sweet potatoes, carrots, fish,
and tropical fruits.

8. 2. Deficiency in vitamin B
•This may cause beriberi. To
avoid this, eat food rich in
vitamin B such as cereals,
shellfish, and beef.

10. 3. Deficiency in vitamin C
•This may cause scurvy. To
avoid this, eat food rich in
vitamin C such as orange, lime,
lemon, papaya, strawberries,
and pineapple.

12. 4. Deficiency in Iron
•This may cause anemia. To
avoid this, eat red meat,
pork, poultry, and beans.

14. 5. Deficiency in Iodine
•This may cause rickets and
osteoporosis. To avoid this,
eat food rich in iodine such
as yogurt, tuna, eggs, and
baked potato.

17. Identify the illness that is
caused by the following
deficiencies in each item.
Write your answer on
your paper.

18. Night blindness Scurvy Osteoporosis Beriberi Anemia
______1. Deficiency in Iodine
______ 2. Deficiency in Vitamin C
______ 3. Deficiency in Iron
______ 4. Deficiency in Vitamin A
______ 5. Deficiency in Vitamin B
Night blindness Scurvy
Osteoporosis Beriberi Anemia

19. Write two examples of food which
contain the following nutrients.
a.Iodine
b.Iron
c.Vitamin A
d.Vitamin B
e.Vitamin C