FNH 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Vitamin A Deficiency, Xerophthalmia, Vitamin A
31 May 2015
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Objectives for class #5- may 27, 2015: define immediate, underlying, and basis causes of malnutrition. It is also the real reasons behind the underlying causes: summarize key aspects of vitamin a deficiency: It is one of the most widespread and serious nutritional issues for young children and the leading cause of preventable blindness. People who live in poverty, populations in which rice provides bulk of daily diet, children under 5 years, pregnant and lactating women. What are dietary sources of vitamin a? wide variety of plant and animal foods such as red palm oil, liver, and dairy products. Xerophthalmia, compromised immunity, increased infection, increased morbidity and mortality. Indicate how nutritional assessment can detect vitamin a deficiency. Nutritional assessment can detect vad through anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary measurements and observations. Identify, describe, and evaluate ways in which vitamin a status can be improved.
