NUTR 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Anorexia Nervosa, Micronutrient Deficiency, Marasmus
10 Feb 2020
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Malnutrition: a state of poor nutritional health that can be improved by adjustments in nutrient intake, 3 types, undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency (vitamin and mineral, overnutrition. Consequences of undernutrition: children, lack of adequate energy to support optimal growth, adults, lack of adequate energy to maintain a healthy, active body, results in, stunting: shorter than expected for age, wasting: very low body weight for height. Increases risk of infectious disease and mortality: decreases resistance to infection, decreased immune response, decreased work capacity and productivity in adolescents and adults. "fetal origins of adult disease" or "fetal programming: undernutrition during fetal and childhood development contributes to obesity and chronic disease in adulthood. Types of undernutrition: marasmus: protein and energy malnutrition, condition of very low body weight for height or extreme thinness, starvation. Individuals at risk: people who have little to eat, homeless, elderly, impoverished children, wasting disease, eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, drug or alcohol addiction. Individuals with cancer or aids: kwashiorkor: protein malnutrition.
