Unit 1: DOH programs in relation to nutrition

nutrition

it is a prime importance to a person’s life

physical, physiological, emotional, sociological, and economic factors

nutrition it is interrelated with his other basic needs:

nutritional knowledge

the application of __ at any point between birth to death results to a state of nutritional well-being, and is a result of effective education

nutrition

is a fundamental pillar of human life, health, and development across the entire life span. From the earliest stages of fetal development at birth through infancy, childhood, adolescence, and onto adulthood and old age, proper food and good ___ are essential for survival, physical growth, mental development, performance and productivity, health and well-being, it is essential foundation of human and national development

anthropometry

prevalence of underweight, stunting, thinness, and overweight among infants and young children and chronic energy deficiency among adults

infant and young child feeding

breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices

biochemical

incidence of anemia and iodine efficiency

clinical and health incidence

elevated blood pressure, high fasting blood sugar, insufficient physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption

stunting and wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity

forms of under nutrition

malnutrition

more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop noncommunicable diseases (ncds) like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age

adolescents

the number of overweight ___ tripled in the last 15 years

urban areas

higher rate in ___ than in rural areas

poor diet, failing food systems, and a lack of physical activity

causes of overweight and obesity in children

first 1000 days of life

prevention start in ___ when we could also prevent undernutrition, which could also result in obesity in later life

declining

mortality from infections (including pneumonias, tuberculosis, bronchitis) other infectious diseases (such as gastroenteritis and colitis, diarrhea and measles), tetanus, avitaminosis, other nutritional deficiencies

increasing

NCDs, heart diseases, vascular system diseases (e.g. strokes) various cancers

diseases of the heart

overtook other infectious diseases to become the 3rd leading cause of death by 1975

heart disease, vascular system diseases, various cancers

1st, 2nd, 4th leading causes of death

heart disease, neoplasma, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia

common causes of death

urbanization

associated changes in food consumption over the past 25 years due to ___ including increasing energy density with greater portions of fat in total energy and declining intakes of fruits and vegetables and traditional foods. also associated with the high prevalence of smoking, vaping, alcoholism