malnutrition lecture Flashcards
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 )
more than ____ billion worldwide suffer from hidden hunger
2 billion
iron deficiency causes hemorrhages which accounts for ___ % of maternal deaths
27%
2030 agenda for sustainable development ( #2 relating to hunger )
hunger has its own goal and is placed at #2, indicators improved- end hunger, achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture
infections affects _____ which affects the genes expressed which in turn affects the child in womb
placenta
pie chart of child mortality, out of all of them what % from malnutrition?
45%
annually less than 5 die bc of malnutrition
3.1 million ( mild to moderate ) severe is rare
international efforts to reduce malnutrition
Millennium development goals ( 189 countries signed in 2000) - to eliminate poverty
target 1c MDG was to?
halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger, 1a was to halve the number of people living of $1.25 a day
was the target 1 achieved?
worldwide it was achieved, 1c almost met, sub-Sahara Africa not met and was farthest away from achieving
copenhagen consensus (!!)
1 initiative was to do with micronutrient supplements
do some research
2030 agenda for sustainable development
hunger has its own goal and is placed at #2, indicators improved- end hunger, achieve food security and promote sustainable agriculture