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1
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Cause of malnutrition is food intake alone

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Primary

2
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Cause of malnutrition is aside from food intake

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Secondary

3
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A type of undernutrition wherein there is deficiency in protein and energy caused by restriction/deprivation

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Protein Energy Malnutrition

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A PEM characterized by thinness for height (WASTING)

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Acute PEM

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A PEM characterized by shortened height for age [STUNTING]

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Chronic PEM

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A type of undernutrition wherein there is a deficiency of energy intake for a longbperiod of time

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Chronic energy deficiency

7
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Results from consumption of inadequate fod for a prolonged period of time

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Undernutrition

8
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Disproportion among essential nutrients with or without absolute lack of nutrients

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Imbalance

9
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Results from a lack of an individual nutrient

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Specific deficiency

10
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More than 110% of DBW but less than 120%

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Overweight

11
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More than 120% of dbw

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Obesity

12
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A chronic OEM characterized by looking old and skin and bones

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Marasmus

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Acute PEM characterized with muscle watsing, edema, large belly and infections

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Kwashiorkor

14
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Common nutritional deficiency characterized by severe depletionof iron which results to low hemoglobin concentration

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Iron deficiency anemia

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Common nutritional deficiency - poor thyroid hormone prduction which results to enlargement of the thyroid gland / goiter

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Iodine deficiency disorder

16
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Spoon shaped nails

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Koilonychia

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Common nutritional deficiency wherein severe depletion of vitamin a

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Vitamin a deficiency

18
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Yellowish, cheesy appearance in the eye

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Bitot’s spot

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Dryness,wrinkling and increased pigmentation in the eye

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Conjuctivitis

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Vitamin/minerla deficiency wherein there is CHEILOSIS or vertical fissuring of the lips

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Riboflavin deficiency

21
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Vitamn/mineral deficiency characterized with PELLAGRA, scarlet colored tongue

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Niacin deficiency

22
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Vitamin c deificiency

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Scurvy

23
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Vitamin d and calcium deficiency

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Rickets