Unbalanced

Unbalanced

When too much of one or more nutrients is present in the diet to the exclusion of the proper amount of other nutrients, the diet is said to be unbalanced. High calorie food ingredients such as vegetable oils, sugar and alcohol are referred to as "empty calories" because they displace from the diet foods that also contain protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber.^[76]

Illnesses caused by underconsumption and overconsumption

Nutrients	Deficiency	Excess
Macronutrients
Food energy	Starvation, marasmus	Obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease
Simple carbohydrates	None	Obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease
Complex carbohydrates	None	Obesity, cardiovascular disease (high glycemic index foods)
Protein	Kwashiorkor	Protein poisoning
Saturated fat	Low testosterone levels,[77] vitamin deficiencies[citation needed]	Obesity, cardiovascular disease[78]
Trans fat	None	Obesity, cardiovascular disease
Unsaturated fat	Fat-soluble vitamin deficiency	Obesity, cardiovascular disease
Micronutrients
Vitamin A	Xerophthalmia, night blindness, and low testosterone levels[citation needed]	Hypervitaminosis A (cirrhosis, hair loss)
Vitamin B1	Beri-Beri
Vitamin B2	Skin and corneal lesions, cracking of skin and corneal unclearation
Niacin	Pellagra	Dyspepsia, cardiac arrhythmias, birth defects
Biotin	Biotin deficiency	Reproductive and teratogenic effects
Folate	Anemia	Masks B12 deficiency, which can lead to permanent neurological damage
Vitamin B12	Pernicious anemia, nerve cell damage
Vitamin C	Scurvy	Diarrhea causing dehydration
Vitamin D	Rickets, osteomalacia	Hypervitaminosis D (dehydration, vomiting, constipation)
Vitamin E	Neurological disease	Hypervitaminosis E (anticoagulant: excessive bleeding)
Vitamin K	Hemorrhage
Omega-3 fats	Cardiovascular Disease	Bleeding, hemorrhages, hemorrhagic stroke, reduced glycemic control among diabetics
Omega-6 fats	None	Cardiovascular disease, Cancer
Cholesterol	During development: deficiencies in myelinization of the brain	Cardiovascular disease[78]
Macrominerals
Calcium	Osteoporosis, tetany, carpopedal spasm, laryngospasm, cardiac arrhythmias	Fatigue, depression, confusion, nausea, vomiting, constipation, pancreatitis, increased urination, kidney stones, anorexia[citation needed]
Magnesium	Hypertension	Weakness, nausea, vomiting, impaired breathing, and hypotension
Potassium	Hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias	Hyperkalemia, palpitations
Sodium	Hyponatremia	Hypernatremia, hypertension
Trace minerals
Iron	Anemia	Cirrhosis, hereditary hemochromatosis, heart disease, cardiovascular disease
Iodine	Goiter, hypothyroidism	Iodine toxicity (goiter, hypothyroidism)

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