FNH 355- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Iron deficiency: associated with calorie intake, commonly misdiagnosed, 33% of adults. Obesity: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems (sleep apnea), increased risk of cancer, may or may not experience own personal risk, physical fitness is predictive, 40% of adults in the world. Malnutrition: a continuum: undernutrition, good nutrition, and overnutrition, undernutrition, not enough calories, protein, vit. & minerals: stunting (too short, overnutrition, too many calories, over consumption of specific nutrients. Water scarcity: economic water scarcity: society does not have the economic capacity to distribute and use the water, due to contamination, wastewater. Hunger and starvation: lack of infrastructure and resilience (third world or developing, countries at war, countries like yemen, india and afghanistan. Obesity, overconsumption and diabetes: america, philippines, canada, ethnicity can be predictive of type 2 diabetes, possible causes, more technology to produce processed food, ex. In canada, putting iron into flour: education and overall socioeconomic status.
