FNH 355 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.5: Dietary Reference Intake, Diarrhea, Malabsorption
17 May 2019
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Nutrition in emergencies, lesson 2. 5: causes and most vulnerable to undernutrition. Identify groups vulnerable to undernutrition in an emergency. Maternal and child undernutrition cause of 3. 5 million deaths annually. Risk of undernutrition is increased by complex emergencies and natural disasters. To design an effective emergency response crucial to identify the causes of undernutrition and the most vulnerable populations. Undernutrition result of many causes, not solely related to food. Immediate cause a result of lack of dietary intake, or disease. Caused by consuming too few nutrients, or. An infection increasing requirements and prevent body from absorbing those consumed. Undernutrition and infection often occur at the same time because one can lead to another. Level of interaction depends on infection and extent of undernutrition. In general, poor nutrition can result in reduced immunity to infection. Increased likelihood of an individual getting an infection or increase duration or severity.
