In nutrition, an inadequate dietary intake of one or more nutrients. The effect of dietary depends upon the degree and on the function of the nutrient in the body.<\/p>\n
A lack of something necessary.<\/p>\n
The lack of a specific nutrient or nutrients.<\/p>\n
Nutrient deficiency occurs when the dietary intake of a particular nutrient does not meet the needs of the individual. For an athlete, a dietary deficiency is almost sure to result in a hindrance in athletic performance. Care, however, must be taken in evaluating scientific research that demonstrates improvement in performance when the nutritional status of an individual or a group is improved from a state of deficiency. This type of data does not demonstrate an ergogenic effect of a nutrient, but merely indicates that at least adequate status of that nutrient is needed for optimal performance. Many marketers of nutrients as ergogenic aid have seized upon such research to base their claims.<\/p>\n
A condition in which a person does not obtain enough of a specific nutrient.<\/p>\n
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In nutrition, an inadequate dietary intake of one or more nutrients. The effect of dietary depends upon the degree and on the function of the nutrient in the body. A lack of something necessary. The lack of a specific nutrient or nutrients. Nutrient deficiency occurs when the dietary intake of a particular nutrient does not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d"],"yoast_head":"\n