Adequacy
State of Negative Balance:
1. Poor Intake Diet + supplements
2. Reduced Absorption Coeliac,
IBD & diet factors
3. Increased Losses Diarrhoea, menstruation
4. Increased Demand Pregncy,
illness + recovery 5. Altered Metabolism Alcohol,
drugs, illness, age
genetic factors
Decline in Tissue Stores
Loss of Function:
1. Symptoms
2. Physical Signs
3. Organ Failure
Death