Sentences with phrase «of smaller deficiencies»

That kind of rapid growth can overcome a number of smaller deficiencies: inexperienced management, competition, weak patent positions, etc..

Not exact matches

Lucky Iron Fish Enterprise (LIFe) produces a small iron cooking tool that infuses your meals with a healthy amount of natural iron to help prevent iron deficiency and anemia.

Breastfeeding is contraindicated in infants with classic galactosemia (galactose 1 - phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency) 103; mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis disease or are human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I — or II — positive104, 105; mothers who are receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes or have had exposure to radioactive materials (for as long as there is radioactivity in the milk) 106 — 108; mothers who are receiving antimetabolites or chemotherapeutic agents or a small number of other medications until they clear the milk109, 110; mothers who are using drugs of abuse («street drugs»); and mothers who have herpes simplex lesions on a breast (infant may feed from other breast if clear of lesions).

It is also responsible for the colour of red blood cells — so if someone's body lacks sufficient iron, these blood cells become small and pale, resulting in iron - deficiency anaemia.

Health workers are more conscious about lactose intolerance because of the small proportion of diarrhoea cases where this deficiency causes problems.

In countries where people eat high levels of animal products, such as Norway and numerous Western countries, only a small percentage of pregnant women have a vitamin B12 deficiency.

A sleep deficiency of even a small degree can disrupt our lives in a number of ways — from a setback in daily routine to bringing about or exacerbating existing chronic diseases,» said Andrew N. Carr, Ph.D., Clinical Scientist and study co-author, Procter & Gamble.

First, only a small number of obese people in the U.S. and elsewhere have a genetic deficiency in appetite - related hormones.

The course demands of my major (premed and zoology), coupled with the struggles to address deficiencies that were uncovered from my earlier «separate and unequal» education, gave me little time to socialize within the small, mostly commuting, black student community.

The Imperial team found that iron deficiency increases the stickiness of small blood cells called platelets, which initiate blood clotting when they stick together.

However, testosterone deficiency is a pretty serious issue which affects a small number of men, so if your muscles aren't growing as fast as you would like to, check your diet and workout routine before blaming it all on testosterone.

While the effects of Vitamin K deficiency can show up in more serious problems like cardiovascular disease, bone loss and tooth decay, it can also manifest in smaller symptoms like easy bruising, heavy periods, or nosebleeds.

The studies that has been done, have been very short, very small studies that start with dietary depletion of a given nutrient, followed by repletion with synthetics for several weeks until severe deficiency symptoms subside.

However, a small percentage of women with low estrogen and estrogen deficiency symptoms combined with indications of osteoporosis will benefit from using a small amount of supplemental estrogen with progesterone at this time of their life.

- It is believed that Celiac impacts fertility due to a combination of malnutrition (nutrient deficiencies interfere with sex hormone function) and the formation of small placental blood clots (thromboses) due to Vitamin B12 deficiency.

Clearly, animal foods must be used if even in small amounts to prevent the worst form of B12 deficiency from destroying a person's mental and physical health.

Unfortunately, only a very small amount of ALA (about 5 %) can be converted to DHA, so dietary deficiencies of DHA can occur.

Lastly, this may be the most important piece of information on the page: The Unified Theory of Heart Disease, proposed by Linus Pauling and Mathias Rath suggests that subclinical vitamin C deficiency (scurvy), Lipoprotein small (a) and mechanical stress at key arterial sites (such as bifurcations) are the major players in causation of heart disease.

A small sample of urine can be used to look for essential element deficiencies and for the presence of toxic elements.

Vegetarians need to be aware of this fact since they do run a small risk of creating a nutrient deficiency if they do not ensure they eat a variety of protein from different vegetable sources.

When you combine the fact that most people are NOT getting adequate small doses of daily sunshine, are over-using chemical - based sunscreens that prevent your body from producing vitamin D, and are also getting less Vitamin D from the meat, dairy, and eggs in our food supply these days, you can see why Vitamin D deficiency is a major problem right now.

Hartnup's disease is a hereditary (autosomal recessive) disorder in which the absorption of tryptophan and certain other amino acids in the small intestine and their reabsorption in the kidneys is reduced due to a lack of a transport protein, which may lead to tryptophan deficiency and this in turn to vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency [6].

Zinc deficiency causes leakiness in tight junctional seals and consequently epithelial cell layers of the small intestinal lining.

Recent studies have shown that with longterm use, these medications can cause a host of problems including food allergies, bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine, increased intestinal permeability or «leaky gut,» vitamin B12 deficiency, and osteoporosis.

We feel that this estimate is more representative of the dietary patterns of the Western world, and that the risk of deficiency is small.

Since then, Humatrope has also been approved for the treatment of several additional growth disorders (idiopathic short stature, Turner syndrome, small for gestational age, SHOX deficiency) and for growth hormone deficiency in adults.

Even seemingly small deficiencies, especially in micronutrients, can cause imbalances in the endocrine system, lower the strength of the immune system, or even cause constant digestive problems.

Copper deficiency may occur in preterm infants, infants fed with cow's milk formula, chronic alcoholics, individuals with cystic fibrosis, Crohn's or celiac disease or other small intestinal disorder affecting absorption of copper, gastric bypass (bariatric surgery for weight loss)[3], kidney patients on hemodialysis, those who take zinc supplements or a metal binder penicillamine and in individuals with hereditary disorders of copper metabolism [1].

There are a variety of nutritional deficiencies associated with celiac disease, primarily caused by the inability of the damaged small intestine to properly absorb enough of the nutrients our bodies need.

The lining of the small intestine may becomes damaged and, as many nutrients are absorbed in this way, this can lead to deficiencies in minerals and other nutrients.

There are two theories: it's possible that the nutritional deficiencies that occur with celiac's destruction of the small intestinal lining cause the problem indirectly, or the child's immune system may damage the developing teeth directly.

That indicates the cause of these enamel defects is some malfunction in your immune system, rather than the nutritional deficiencies that develop due to gluten - induced small intestinal damage.

To give you an example of the difference between a small amount of very nutrient - dense animal foods and no animal foods at all, consider vitamin B12: 64 % of vegans, 43 % of lacto - ovo - vegetarians and 16 % of the elderly in one study were found to have stage III (relatively advanced and becoming serious) vitamin B12 deficiency.

Those with celiac disease, the most well - known gluten - sensitivity condition, suffer with inflammation and damage to the lining of the small intestine resulting in diarrhea, malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies.28, 29 Gluten troubles have been linked to failure to thrive in infants and delayed growth in older children.30 Research reveals that non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or immune reactions to gluten, may affect as many as 90 million Americans.28 Kenneth Fine, MD, director of the Intestinal Health Institute in Dallas, Texas believes 60 - 70 percent of the population possesses the genes that make a person susceptible to developing gluten sensitivity.31

Jane feels exactly the same way as Joe when she consumes foods containing fructose, however, unlike Joe she has adequate liver enzymes, but impaired fructose absorption from a deficiency of fructose carriers in the small intestine.

When there is a deficiency of human growth hormone in children, the child is usually retarded in height and actually looks a great deal smaller or younger than the rest of his or her peers.

Introduction of iodised salt to regions of chronic iodine - deficiency disorders might transiently increase the proportion of thyroid disorders, but overall the small risks of iodine excess are far outweighed by the substantial risks of iodine deficiency.

Introduction of iodized salt to regions of chronic iodine deficiency may transiently increase the incidence of thyroid disorders, but overall, the relatively small risks of iodine excess are far outweighed by the substantial risks of iodine deficiency.

As with lactose (another disaccharide) which requires a special enzyme, lactase, to break it down, a small percentage of people are genetically prone towards deficiency in trehalase, the enzyme that metabolizes trehalose.

Examples include gastroparesis (slowing of the emptying of the stomach) which may result in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), anxiety, panic attacks, tinnitus (ringing of the ears), feelings of isolation and depression, weight gain and obesity, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abnormally slow heart rate, B12 deficiency and even seizures.

Effect of small doses of iodine on thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis residing in an area of mild iodine deficiency W Reinhardt, M Luster1, K H Rudorff2, C Heckmann2, S Petrasch, S Lederbogen, R Haase, B Saller, C Reiners1, D Reinwein and K Mann Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Essen, Essen, Germany,

We now know that phytic acid in un-soaked whole grains contributes to mineral deficiencies.3 Other components in foods, such as the oxalic acid found in raw spinach and chard, can also rob our children of calcium.4 I make a point of always cooking these foods and offering them in small amounts.

Two often - cited examples of zinc deficiency are among people living in small communities in rural Iran and Australia (Aborigines).10 - 11 Multiple nutritional factors, not just phytic acid, were involved in both examples.

Tracing backward one step toward the source of mucin deficiency, the sugars in mucin are built from smaller pieces called O - glycans.

To take care of her own fears, Erika stares out the conservatoire window and then castigates the kids for their smallest deficiencies.

Shelly has infused Waitress with an appropriately low - key sensibility that proves effective at initially drawing the viewer into the proceedings, as the filmmaker does a superb job of establishing the small - town environs in which the almost uniformly quirky characters reside - with the pleasant, easy - going atmosphere generally compensating for the movie's sporadic deficiencies (ie the difficult - to - swallow nature of Jenna's ongoing decision to stay with Jeremy Sisto's absurdly sinister Earl).

«People assume that because a child is multilingual, the child will have funny ways of expressing themselves, or have small - scale deficiencies in vocabulary and so on,» Cruz - Ferreira said.»

By utilizing as many adults in the building as possible and making it a schoolwide exercise, teachers keep the low - achieving groups small and attack dozens of different deficiencies simultaneously.

But Galaxy Tab suffers three important experiential deficiencies, as will all 7 - inch Android tablets: they are too small to be a laptop replacement, they are two big to be a camera / camcorder replacement (even if it were good at either), and there's no Andoid desktop client to make it easy to move your personal media onto and off of the device.

It is also worth noting that fresh herbs should only make up a small part of your pet's diet — hamsters who eat too much fresh produce and too little hamster mix will develop nutritional deficiencies that can make them grievously ill.