Mineral deficiency - Wikipedia Mineral deficiency Mineral deficiency Specialty Endocrinology Mineral deficiency is a lack of dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism 's proper health. The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals that are consumed or a dysfunction in the organism 's use of the mineral after it is absorbed. These deficiencies can result in many disorders including anemia and goitre. Examples of mineral deficiency include, zinc deficiency, iron deficiency, and magnesium deficiency. References Jump up ^ `` Introduction : Mineral Deficiency and Toxicity : Merck Manual Professional ''. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 29. External links Classification ICD - 10 : E58 - E61 ICD - 9 - CM : 269.3 Malnutrition or nutrition disorders ( E40 -- E68, 260 -- 269 ) Malnutrition Protein - energy malnutrition Kwashiorkor Marasmus Catabolysis Vitamin deficiency B vitamins B : Beriberi / Wernicke -- Korsakoff syndrome ( Wernicke 's encephalopathy Korsakoff 's syndrome ) B : Riboflavin deficiency B : Pellagra ( Niacin deficiency ) B : Pyridoxine deficiency B : Biotin deficiency B : Folate deficiency B : Vitamin B deficiency Other vitamins A : Vitamin A deficiency / Bitot 's spots C : Scurvy D: Vitamin D deficiency / Rickets / Osteomalacia E : Vitamin E deficiency K : Vitamin K deficiency Mineral deficiency Sodium Potassium Magnesium Calcium Iron Zinc Manganese Copper Iodine Chromium Molybdenum Selenium ( Keshan disease ) Overnutrition Overweight Obesity Childhood obesity Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Abdominal obesity Vitamin poisoning Hypervitaminosis A Hypervitaminosis D Hypervitaminosis E Mineral overload see inborn errors of metal metabolism, toxicity This article about an endocrine, nutritional or metabolic disease is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mineral_deficiency&oldid=847059210 '' Categories : Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease stubs Mineral deficiencies Hidden categories : Infobox medical condition ( new ) All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Dansk فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 22 June 2018, at 16 : 53 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: names of diseases caused by deficiency of minerals
Answer: anemia