Severe deficiencies can be frequent in the case of disorders and diseases, such as, for example, alcoholism, eating disorders (DCA), diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, etc. On the contrary, the underdeveloped countries record cases of serious vitamin deficiencies in a decidedly higher number, certainly linked to the certainly not easy conditions in which these countries unfortunately find themselves.
In any case, according to some, a not negligible slice of the population of industrialized countries continues to suffer from slight vitamin deficiencies. These deficiencies are most likely attributable to an increasingly unbalanced diet and the abandonment of a healthy and varied diet which, instead, should be followed.
characterized, in fact, by an insufficient intake of vitamins. It goes without saying that vitamins are essential substances for the correct functioning and well-being of the whole organism. Their reduced / insufficient intake, or worse, their lack, can therefore determine important negative consequences on the health of the individual.or of avitaminosis), as well as they can be differentiated according to the number (monovitamin deficiencies, multivitamin deficiencies) and the type of vitamins involved.
For more information about the deficiencies of the different types of vitamins and the possible consequences, we recommend reading the dedicated articles:
