In article  Blah  writes:

>Ok, hands up, I read this poorly written bit:
>
>"Conditions resulting in the vitamin deficiency and its effects include 
>chronic alcoholism,and severe malnutrition."
>
>*as*
>
>"and its effect include alcoholism"

Which proves you can't read.

The sentence CLEARLY says that chronic alcoholism and severe malnutrition are
two conditions that can result in the vitamin deficiency.

The subject of the sentence is:

    Conditions resulting in the vitamin deficiency and its effects

The verb of the sentence is:

    include

The object of the sentence is:

    chronic alcoholism, and severe malnutrition.

Following the regular rules of grammar and sentence construction, the sentence
can be restated as:

    Chronic alcoholism and severe malnutrition are two of the conditions that
    can result in the vitamin deficiency and its effects.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@seeheader.nospam)

"You could get a new lease on life -- if only you didn't need the first
 and last month in advance."