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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
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Definition
: A collective term for nutritional disorders resulting from poor absorption or nutritional imbalance, and metabolic disorders resulting from defects in biosynthesis (ANABOLISM) or breakdown (CATABOLISM) of endogenous substances.
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Metabolic Diseases
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Nutrition Disorders