What is Malnutrition ?| Types |Effects
Malnutrition :- Eating of food that does not have
one or more than one nutrients in required amount of food is known as
Malnutrition. Poor health, will full starvation, lack of awareness of
nutritional habits , socio-economic factors are all the reasons for
malnutrition in our country.
Malnutrition is of three types :-
. Protein
malnutrition.
Calorie
malnutrition.
Protein
Calorie malnutrition.
Effects of Malnutrition in children :-
Kwashiorkor
disease :- This
is due to protein deficiency in diet. Body parts become swollen due to
accumulation of water in the intracellular spaces. Very poor muscle development
, swollen legs , fluffy face difficult to eat , diarrhoea dry skin are symptoms
of this disease.
Marasmus :- This is
due to deficiency of both proteins and calories. Generally this disease occurs when there is an immediate second
pregnancy or repeated child births. Lean and weak, less developed muscles, dry
skin , diarrhoea , etc., are the symptoms of this disease.
Obesity
:- This is due to
over eating and excess of calories in take. It is a big health hazard. Obese
children when grow , they will be target of many diseases like diabetes ,
cardio vascular , renal , gall bladder problems.
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