section 9 Flashcards
who is most vulnerable for undernutrition
young children as they need energy to grow and develop
immediate causes of undernutrition
(individual)
- inadequate food
- exposure to ID that worsen inadequate nutrition
underlying causes of undernutrition
(household and community)
- insufficient access to supply food
- inadequate childcare
- lack of health care service
basic causes of undernutrition
(effect on entire country)
- resources available
- how resources are managed and distributed
positive devience
deviating from norm, but in beneficial way
enteropathogen
pathogens that infect the intestine including
- bacteria
- viruses
- protist
- parasites
environmental enteropathy
inflammatory condition of the gut is widespread among people who live in environment with poor sanotation and hygene. constant exposure to enteropathogens
Doesn’t result in acute symptom but constant inflammation of the intestine reduces abillity of gun epithelial cells to absorb nutrients. and fail to act as barrier
PEM and what is it?
protein and energy malnutrition
nutrient lvl fall below the lvl needed to maintain normal b0dy function and may be fatal
PEM 2 groups
kwashiorkow and marasmus
what is kwashiorkow
insuficient protein intake causing oedema
marasmus
severe malnutrition not enough food eneergy causing wasting
oedema
swelling of the lower legs, feet, abdomen, moon face
- patchy skin
- irrability
- fatty liver
- loss of appetite
- change in hair colour
fatty liver
unable to make lipoprotein that exports fat from liver
osmosis
water drawn into region of high solute concentration
libertarian
phylosophy that values individual rights and seeks to decrease the role of the state in people’s lives
