Biology 2217B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Coeliac Disease, Canola, Coconut Oil
15 Mar 2018
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Population going up = chronic hunger and malnutrition and many developing nations. Undernutrition = insufficient number of calories to maintain daily energy requirements. Malnutrition = quality deficiency in which one+ essential nutrients is lacking even though calories may be sufficient. Kwashiorkor: diet is deficient in protein but sufficient calories (common after weaning: puffy skin, swollen belly, fatty liver, reddish hair, dermatitus. Marasmus: starvation when diet is low in both calories and protein, other nutrients also probably deficient: thin and shriveled. Overnutrition: excessive food intake obesity, chronic disease. Gluten = major protein in wheat or related species. Can trigger celiac disease who inherited a sensitivity to these proteins: auto-immune disorder. Causes destruction of intestinal lining, abdominal pain, diarrhea, sometimes even unable to absorb nutrients. Treatment = glute-free diet, or enzymes to break down gluten, gluten-free wheat varieties. Essential fatty aid: lacking = poor growth and skin irritation in infants.
