2- Babies and Breastfeeding Flashcards
Malnutrition
Overabundance of calories
Overnutrition
over abundance of nutrients
Causes of Overweight/obesity by SES
Low Income
- obesogenic environment
- stress
- food insecurity
Middle Income
- lack of exercise
- modern conveniences
- suburbia
Vitamin Toxicity: Water Soluble
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B variants
Vitamin Toxicity: Fat Soluble
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
Vitamin D Toxicity
= fat soluble
- Abdominal Cramps
- Nausea
- Vomiting
-calcium crystal deposits that affect liver, kidney, lungs
(calcium salts are reversible)
Vitamin A Toxicity
= fat soluble
- water in the brain
- vomiting
- tiredness
- constipation
- bone pain
- brittle nails
- hair loss
- birth defects
Vitamin B6 Toxicity
= water soluble
- Mobility issues such as tingling and numbness in the hands and feet
- trouble walking
- trouble grasping small objects
(difficult to reverse symptoms)
Vitamin C Toxicity
= water soluble
-Kidney and Gallbladder stones in those prone, but normally it just makes really expensive urine
Vitamin E Toxicity
= fat soluble
- headaches
- tiredness
- double vision
- diarrhea
- vitamins A,D,K Deficiency
Niacin Toxicity
- flushed skin
- nausea
- diarrhea
- liver damage
Vitamin K Toxicity
= fat soluble
- anemia in adults
- death in infants
Vitamin B12 Toxicity
= water soluble
- Diarrhea
- swelling
- blood clots in legs
Folate Toxicity
- pernicious anemia
- kidney damage
Benefits of Breastfeeding : MOM
Lessens Risk of
- breast cancer
- ovarian cancer
Prevents:
- postpartum depression
- type 2 diabetes
Reduces Stress
Benefits of breastfeeding: BABY
Helps to Prevent:
- diarrhea
- ear infections
- pneumonia
- asthma
Cuts Risk of:
- SIDS
Lowers Risk for :
- Obesity
- developing allergies
Breastfeeding’s in Public
has cultural variation!
International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk substitutes
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