malnutrition lecture Flashcards
(35 cards)
underweight
underweight
stunting
micronutrient deficiencies are mostly?
subclinical ( not severe enough to have observable symptoms)
how many children under 5 wasted?
50 million children wasted
globally stunting went _____?
down
___ in 4 globally children are stunted
1
causes of stunting
inadequate breastfeeding, poor maternal nutrition, infection, hypertension, pregnancy in aldolescence
causes of stunting
inadequate breastfeeding, poor maternal nutrition, infection, hypertension, pregnancy in aldolescence
stunting
micronutrient deficiencies are mostly?
subclinical ( not severe enough to have observable symptoms)
how many children under 5 wasted?
50 million children wasted
globally stunting went _____?
down
___ in 4 globally children are stunted
1
stunted # of children globally
150 million children that are ( 4X Canada’s population )
causes of stunting
inadequate breastfeeding, poor maternal nutrition, infection, hypertension, pregnancy in aldolescence
subclinical infection can cause what
insufficient absorption of nutrients
number of children that are overweight in the world
37 million
overweight
> +2 SD weight/ height
infections affects _____ which affects the genes expressed which in turn affects the child in the womb
placenta
anaemia
1.6 billion globally
annually less than 5 die bc of malnutrition
3.1 million ( mild to moderate ) severe is rare
zinc deficiency
1.2 billion ( africa highest %)
double burden of malnutrition
under nutrient coexisting with obesity ( within the child- overweight but lacking micronutrient, inside the family or community )