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hidden hunger [1 record]

Record 1 2016-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Hygiene and Health
DEF

A chronic lack of vitamin(s) and/or mineral(s) often with no visible signs, so that those affected, or those who observe them, may not be aware of it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Hygiène et santé
DEF

Carence chronique en un ou plusieurs minéraux ou vitamines, ou les deux, souvent dépourvue de manifestations visibles, et pouvant donc passer inaperçue chez ceux qui en souffrent ou chez les personnes qui les observent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Higiene y Salud
DEF

Falta crónica de una o varias vitaminas o de uno o varios minerales, a menudo sin signos visibles, de modo que los afectados, o quienes los observan, pueden no ser conscientes de ello.

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