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The body needs adequate amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin to function properly. What are the potential side effects and deficiency diseases associated with inadequate intake of these nutrients?1.Beriberi is rare in the United States.
2.Alcohol-related thiamin deficiency is called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
3.Most adults get adequate riboflavin in their diets.
4.thiamin deficiency causes diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia
5.Since humans can synthesize niacin from tryptophan, they do not need to consume it.

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All of the given disorders and  elements which causes them are correct.

  • Proteins and other related minerals are required for the better functioning of the human body, as there can be a lot of complications faced by the over all system of the human body if there are low or inadequate level of proteins and minerals inside the human body.

Explanation:

While, the following disorders and causes of the protein and nutrients deficiency can be described as follows:

  1. Beriberi is rare in the United States.
  2. Alcohol-related thiamin deficiency is called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome .
  3. Most adults get adequate riboflavin in their diets.
  4. Thiamin deficiency causes diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia .
  5. Since humans can synthesize niacin from tryptophan, they do not need to consume it.

Answer:

The correct statetements about deficiency disorders are:

1. Beriberi is rare in the United States.

2. Alcohol-related thiamin deficiency is called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

3.  Most adults get adequate riboflavin in their diets.

Explanation:

1. Beriberi is produced by deficiency in vitamin B1, and the United States, as a developed country, it is possible to get a varied quantity of foods fortified with vitamins, and therefore, this would be a very rare disease.

2. Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy is a disease that occurs due to thiamine deficiency, due to excessive alcohol consumption.

3. This is correct since most riboflavin-rich plant and animal foods are milk, eggs, salmon, asparagus, broccoli, etc. and currently most people consume them daily.