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Malnutrition Flashcards

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Globally we have enough food to feed everyone how many calories per day? (Malnutrition health

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2,700 calories

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How many die per year from starvation? (Malnutrition health)

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30 million

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What is malnutrition? (Malnutrition health)

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Develops when the body does not get enough vitamins and minerals to maintain healthy organ function

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What is stunting? (Malnutrition health)

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Reflects shortness of age that is calculated by height and age

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What is periodic famine? (Malnutrition health)

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Regional failure of food production leading to deaths

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What is over-nourishment? (Malnutrition health)

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Excessive consumption of food causing increase risk of health problems

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What is under-nourishment? (Malnutrition health)

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The status of people whose food intake doesn’t include enough calories to meet minimum needs

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What can malnutrition lead to? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Marasmus
  • Beriberi
  • Xeropthalmia
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What are the characteristics of marasmus? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Lack of protein

- Skeletally thin

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What are the characteristics of beriberi? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Vitamin B deficiency

- Inflammation of limbs

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What are the characteristics of xerophthalmia? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Vitamin A deficiency

- Blindness

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What regions are the most under nourished? (Malnutrition health)

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Africa and India

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How many people in the UK suffer with malnutrition? (Malnutrition health)

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less than 5% of the population

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How much did BEPEN state the problem was costing in the UK? (Malnutrition health)

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£13 billion per year

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Who is most at risk in the UK? (Malnutrition health)

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The elderly

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How is it reduced in the UK? (Malnutrition health)

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Educated social workers and oral vitamin tablets

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How percentage of children in Niger suffer? (Malnutrition health)

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15%

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What did UNICEF do to help with the issue in Niger? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Set up porridge banks

- Gave goats to the villages

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What were the problems with UNICEFs relief in Niger? (Malnutrition health)

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  • Not in all areas
  • Patriarchal
  • Traditional beliefs

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