Sentence examples for a deficiencies from inspiring English sources

This is a rice which has been genetically modified to carry beta-carotene, which contains vitamin A, deficiencies of which contribute to the premature deaths of millions of children each year.

The only people in need of supplements would be those with vitamin A deficiencies, which are uncommon.

Worldwide, about two hundred million children suffer from Vitamin A deficiencies, and about a million children succumb to diseases partly caused by a lack of adequate defenses.

Hidden hunger can result in vitamin A deficiencies, anaemia and a lack of iodine in children who eat from less than four food groups, the index showed.

It can also be caused by vitamin B12 and A deficiencies, parasitic infections, such as malaria, and other infectious diseases.

The aetiology is unknown, although genetic factors, viral infections, folate and vitamin A deficiencies have been proposed as possible causes [37].

Worldwide, an estimated 670,000 children die annually from Vitamin A deficiency.

Nor is it designed to fight long-term malnutrition that is due to various kinds of chronic micronutrient deficiencies, such as iron, zinc and vitamin-A deficiencies.

More than a hundred and ninety million children under the age of five suffer from vitamin-A deficiency.

Vitamin-A deficiency affects around a quarter of children.

"It is a deficiency.