Nutritional Disorders Related To Food Shortages.

Question 1

What are the two deficiency diseases of proteins?

Answer 1

Marasmus and kwashiorkor.

Question 2

Marasmus – affects babies one year old.

How does a baby with maramus become very thin and weak and could in fact die?

Answer 2

The body adapts to the shortage of food by the wasting of muscles and depletion of fat stores, so that energy is supplied to vital organs.

Question 3

What are the 5 results/ effects of kwashiorkor?

Answer 3

• Retarded growth.
• Chronic diarrhea and infections.
• Deterioration of hair, skin, and nails .
• Retention of fluid under the skin, causing swelling (oedema).
• Poor digestion of food.

Question 4

What does starvation in adults result in?

Answer 4

• Wasting of body tissue (especially adipose tissue).
• Dryness of hair and skin.
• Oedema in the limbs and on the face.
• Personality changes causing restlessness, hysteria and severe moodiness.

Question 5

What are the effects and solutions to poor digestion?

Answer 5

When digestion is poor, recovery is slow so the patient requires small frequent feeds that have been specially formulated.

Question 6

What three infections often aggravate and cause death?

Answer 6

Infections such as cholera, pneumonia, and gastroenteritis often aggravate and cause death.

Question 7

Define malnutrition.

Answer 7

Malnutrition is a serious condition that happens when your diet does not contain the right amount of nutrients.

Question 8

Define starvation.

Answer 8

Starvation is extreme suffering or death, caused by lack of food.