In fact, nutrient-insufficient and energy-dense foods now contribute approximately 30% to the daily dietary intakes of American adults [ 16].
Experts who study this nutrient believe insufficient magnesium may be a primary factor in the relationship between heart disease and cardiac risk factors like high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, diabetes and stress.
A short birth interval means that (i) children have a short time for breast-feeding, (ii) mothers' time to restore nutrients becomes insufficient and they probably will continue to give birth to unhealthy children, and (iii) increase the total fertility, which results in resource competition among siblings (Nure Alam et al. 2011; Hossain and Islam 2009; Rutstein 2005; Ojikutu 2008).
In tissue engineering, vascularization of implanted scaffolds is often inadequate, and this seriously obstructs the survival of cells, which perish due to a lack of oxygen and nutrients, and insufficient removal of waste products.
Pale green or yellow colored leaves mean a lack of plant nutrients or insufficient sunlight.
- The P-symbiont Portiera provides nutrients that supplement the insufficient nutrients that B. tabaci obtains from its restricted diet of plant phloem,, while S-symbionts play important roles in B. tabaci biology and ecology.
If one wanted to determine whether mental symptoms were in some way tied to insufficient nutrient intake, the logical first step would be to evaluate serum levels of key nutrients in people with mental disorders.
Large-sized cartilage constructs suffer from inhomogeneous extracellular matrix deposition due to insufficient nutrient availability.
Insufficient nutrient supply associated with reduced levels of insulin impairs pulmonary alveolar and vessel growth in fetal sheep lungs [51].
This is an alarming situation, since child stunting is largely irreversible when it is caused by long-term insufficient nutrient intake and frequent infections.
Inadequate nutrient supply and insufficient rainfall are the most important limiting factors for crop production in the Sahelian agro-ecological zones.
