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Under-overnutrition
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Undergraduate 1
04/10/2013

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Malnutrituion
Definition
Results from imblance between the body's need and the intake of nutrients, which can --> defiency, toxicity or obesity...
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Biochemical(subclinical)
Definition
Marginal state of malnutrition with no apparent clinical signs or symptoms
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Pathological
Definition
apparent malnutrition without DISTINCTIVE clinical signs or symptons.
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Undernutrition results from
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Malabsorbtion, systemic loss of nutrients due to diarrhea, renal failure or excessive sweating, infection or addiction to drop
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Amount of malnutirioned worldwide
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800 million
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Most vulnerable to undernutrition
Definition

-Infancy/Childhood

- Pregnancy and lactation

- old age 

- chronic diseases

-Vegetarian diets 

- alcohol or drug dependency 

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Types of under-nutrition 

 

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Protein-energy malnutrition 

Micronutrients malnutritrition 

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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)

 

Definition

AKA protein calorie malnutrition 

Includes kwashiokor and marasmus

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Kwashiokor
Definition

defiency caused by inadequate protein in the presence of adequate food energy 

-->apathy,growth arrest, edema.

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Marasmus
Definition

An energy defiency disease;starvation

Child looks like little old person

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World Distr. of PEM
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Micronutrient Malnutrition
Definition
Small amounts of essential vitamins
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Best known water soluble vitamin defieciencies
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Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin C
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Thiamin defiency
Definition
beriberi
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Niacin Defiency
Definition
Pellegra
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Vitamin C defiency
Definition
Scurvy
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