Lecture 4 (malnutrition acute, chronic, nutrition transition)

malnutrition

poor nutritional status due to dietary intake either above or below optimal level (malnutrition & over nutrition)

what does malnutrition consist of (2)

growth failure, micronutrient malnutrition

what does overnutrition consist of (3)

overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes

acute malnutrition has 3 clinical forms

wasting (severe weightloss),

nutritional edema (bloated, water retention, bilateral pitting edema)

marasmic-kwashiorkor: combination of wasting and nutritional edema

what is the difference between wasting and nutritional edema

wasting is when the body uses protein from muscle and tissues to meet the body’s protein need = extreme weight loss

nutritional edema is when there is swelling due to excess fluid in the body tissues ALL CASES ARE SEVERE

wasting is due to ____ deficiency and nutritional edema is due to ____ deficiency

energy; protein

which one is more difficult to treat

nutritional edema has lower survival rates, associated with metabolic abnormalities

what characteristics make rice dream problematic

low protein, high sugar. low fat = low energy

not good for babies

edema can hide ____ _____, preventing early diagnosis

growth failure

marasmic kwashiorkor is a form of ____ acute malnutrition

severe

____ of people living with diabetes live in low and middle income countries

80.6%

describe nutrition transition and signs of it taking place around the world

changing dietary intake and physical activity

5 stages of nutrition transition