Health Related Causes of Undernutrition.ppt

Health Related Causes of Undernutrition Text extracted from The World Food Problem Leathers Foster, 2004 Health and Nutrition Poor nutrition leads to poor health AND Poor health leads to poor nutrition Vicious cycle Infections also cause Malnutrition Loss of appetite Intolerance of food Cultural factors Substitution of less nutritious diet when sick Body loss of protein Used to fight infection Disease and dietary deficiencies Keratomalacia: Blindness Vitamin A deficiency Scurvy: Soft gums Vitamin C deficiency Beri-beri: Nerve inflamation Vitamin B1 deficiency Pellagra: Skin disorder Niacin deficiency Anemia: Blood disorder Iron, B12 deficiency Diarrhea and Nutrition Diarrhea most common infection causing undernutrion Kwashiorkor induced by diarrhea Worst in children under 5 Diarrhea reduces Water Salts Fatal if dehydration 15% 60-70% diarrhea deaths caused by dehydration Causes of Diarrhea Rotavirus Cholera Shigella Samonella Parasites Etc. Rotavirus Diarrhea Oral Rehydration Therapy Diarrheal salt loss cannot be corrected by drinking salt water More fluid pulled from body into intestine If add sugar to salt, sugar crosses intestinal lining pulls salt into body Oral Rehydration Therapy “The cheapest and most effective health intervention that can be implemented in the home to decrease childhood mortality” UNICEF Malnutrition Exacerbates Infection Philippine children with respiratory infection were 13x more likely to die if malnourished Malnutrition aggravates Intestinal diseases Worms Parasites Malnutition Exacerbates Infection Malnutrition most common cause of immune system deficiencies Decreases in white cell response Interferon skin integrity Mucous membranes Tissue replacement, repair Children with PEM Atrophied thymus poor T cell production Malnutrition reduces Stamina Reduced capacity to cope with life Reduced job performance Reduced income for Healthcare Transportation to clinics Medicines * * /images/product/R004548.jpg Girl with Marasmus in