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Malnutrition

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Food preferences and culture change introduced foods gain popularity as development occurs
Malnutrition not enough calories and protein for growth and maintenance, unable to utilize food due to illness, consumption of too many calories
Macronutrients fats, proteins, carbs
Micronutrients water, vitamins, minerals
Low birth rate under 2500 g
underweight low weight for age
undernutrition poor nutrition
stunting failure to reach linear growth
wasting too thin, thinner than normal
Kwashiorkor protein deficiency symptoms: generalized edema, anorexia, enlarged liver
Kwashiorkor edema hypoprotenemic, so water leaves vessels to maintain osmosis and goes into extra vascular space
Marasmus deprivation of fats and carbs
Marasmus symptoms wasting, emaciation, young children
Causes of Kwashiorkor/Marasmus diet, infectious disease, malabsorption, nutrient deficiencies, infection, HIV infection
Children mortality related to nutrition 50% of deaths under the age of 5
Measuring children weight for age, mid upper arm nutrition, weight for height
Epidemiology of Kwashiorkor areas with low protein: energy ratio. main crops like banana, maize, root crops
Anemia low RBC, low hemoglobin cannot distribute enough oxygen to all your organs
Anemia causes intake, malabsorption, blood loss (menstrual, parasitic microbleeding)
Treatment for Anemia treat underlying cause
endemic goitre iodine deficiency T3/T4 pituitary gland sends out more TSH, more and more, thyroid enlarges
cretinism lack of iodine to pregnant women mental deficiency in child
scurvy lack of ascorbic acid need for connective tissues- teeth fall out, weakness, hematomas
Rickets vitamin D deficiency in kids bowed legs, knobby bones vitamin D promotes calcium deposits so calcium doesn't deposit correctly
Osteomalacia abnormalities resulting from delayed mineralization of mature bones high socioeconomic-people who don't go outside
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