PEM Flashcards
caused by deficiency or excess in one or more essential nutrients in the diet
severe cases might lead to death
Malnutrition
Types of Undernutrition
Underweight
Stunted
Wasted
weight for age
Underweight
chronic malnutrition manifested by being too short of one’s age
Stunted
acute malnutrition manifested by being dangerously thin
weight for height
Wasted
2 major types of Malnutrition
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
Micronutrient Deficiency Disease
resulting from deficiencies in any or all nutrients
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
resulting from a deficiency of specific micronutrients
Micronutrient Deficiency Disease
The chief cause of PEM
Food Gap
consuming foods low in protein
no protein at all
also known as protein energy undernutrition
Body is not able to synthesize CHON to produce energy
most common nutritional disorder of developing countries
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
a form of malnutrition due to diet deficient in protein and energy producing foods
also called wet swollen, edematous form
Kwashiorkor
usually appears at the age of about 12 months when breastfeeding is discontinued but can develop anytime in child’s formative years
disease that the first child gets when new child comes
Kwashiorkor
Symptoms of Kwashiorkor
generalized edema (accumulation of water in cells)
breaking down of skin
preservation of subcutaneous fat, gross enlargement of liver
loss of appetite
Diarrhea
general discomfort
apathy
Gastrointestinal infection (in some)
if late treatment, child may have permanent physical and mental disabilities
can lead to coma, shock or death
Kwashiorkor
severe lack of protein intake and other nutrients
dry for of protein energy malnutrition
most common form in developing countries
Marasmus
