11.   One man was told that his rash was age spots, his low red blood cell count a dietary deficiency, and his hacking cough a function of pollution.

12.   The connection between dietary deficiency and the swelling of the thyroid gland into deforming goiters has been known for centuries.

13.   The old daily allowances were mainly geared toward preventing the relatively rare diseases, like scurvy, that result from dietary deficiencies of certain vitamins and minerals.

14.   Yet if dietary deficiencies persist, learning can suffer.

15.   Earlier studies had suggested that Neanderthals may have died out because of dietary deficiencies or other health problems, he said.

16.   Malnutrition has become so entrenched in North Korea that some children have had their hair turn orange from dietary deficiencies, a World Food Program official said Wednesday.

17.   One possible factor in the lowered immunity is dietary deficiency because access to fresh fruit and vegetables is severely limited.