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| Results from imblance between the body's need and the intake of nutrients, which can --> defiency, toxicity or obesity... |
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| Marginal state of malnutrition with no apparent clinical signs or symptoms |
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| 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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| Most vulnerable to undernutrition |
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-Infancy/Childhood
- Pregnancy and lactation
- old age
- chronic diseases
-Vegetarian diets
- alcohol or drug dependency |
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Protein-energy malnutrition
Micronutrients malnutritrition |
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Protein energy malnutrition (PEM)
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AKA protein calorie malnutrition
Includes kwashiokor and marasmus |
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defiency caused by inadequate protein in the presence of adequate food energy
-->apathy,growth arrest, edema. |
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An energy defiency disease;starvation
Child looks like little old person |
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| Micronutrient Malnutrition |
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| 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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