Just Agriculture

not types of agriculture

what r the top 3 crops humans produce

wheat, rice, corn

whats malnutrition

lack of sufficient protein, carbs, fats, vitamins, or minerals

whats undernutrition

not ingesting enough calories

-usually a problem in developing countries

whats overnutrition

eating too many calories.

leads DIRECTLY to heart attack, diabetes, strokes, so on.

-problem in developed countries (USA)

whats Kwashiorkor?

condition that occurs in young kids who eat a diet lacking protein

symptoms:

• bloated, distended belly

• puffy skin

whats Marasmus?

condition occuring in young kids who eat a diet low in calories and protein

symptoms:

• stunted growth

• thin, emaciated body

whats Anemia?

condition coming from a diet thats deficient in iron (that is most abundant in protein sources).

symptoms / effects:

• increase risk of death from excessive bleeding in childbirth

• overall tiredness

• lack of energy

whats Goiter?

condition coming from a diet lacking iodine

symptoms:

• swollen neck: enlarged thyroid gland

whats Vitamin A Deficiency?

lacking vitamin a in your regular diet, mostly affecting growing kids

symptoms:

• increased susceptibility to infectious diseases

• also to blindness