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    This document discusses malnutrition and its effects. It defines malnutrition as an inadequate, excessive, or imbalanced intake of nutrients that can result in lower disease resistance, delayed growth and development, and poor health. It also describes specific forms of malnutrition like protein-energy malnutrition and kwashiorkor. Micronutrient deficiencies that can cause health problems are also outlined. Macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and water are discussed along with their importance and deficiency symptoms. Key vitamins and minerals are also summarized, along with their roles and deficiency symptoms.

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    This document discusses malnutrition and its effects. It defines malnutrition as an inadequate, excessive, or imbalanced intake of nutrients that can result in lower disease resistance, delayed growth and development, and poor health. It also describes specific forms of malnutrition like protein-energy malnutrition and kwashiorkor. Micronutrient deficiencies that can cause health problems are also outlined. Macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and water are discussed along with their importance and deficiency symptoms. Key vitamins and minerals are also summarized, along with their roles and deficiency symptoms.

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    This document discusses malnutrition and its effects. It defines malnutrition as an inadequate, excessive, or imbalanced intake of nutrients that can result in lower disease resistance, delayed growth and development, and poor health. It also describes specific forms of malnutrition like protein-energy malnutrition and kwashiorkor. Micronutrient deficiencies that can cause health problems are also outlined. Macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and water are discussed along with their importance and deficiency symptoms. Key vitamins and minerals are also summarized, along with their roles and deficiency symptoms.

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    11 Nutritional Problems of Adolescents 2

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    Danilo Sare III
    This document discusses malnutrition and its effects. It defines malnutrition as an inadequate, excessive, or imbalanced intake of nutrients that can result in lower disease resistance, delayed growth and development, and poor health. It also describes specific forms of malnutrition like protein-energy malnutrition and kwashiorkor. Micronutrient deficiencies that can cause health problems are also outlined. Macronutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and water are discussed along with their importance and deficiency symptoms. Key vitamins and minerals are also summarized, along with their roles and deficiency symptoms.

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    is any condition

    which an
    individual intake
    of nutrients is
    inadequate,
    excessive or
    imbalance
    ▪Lower resistance of disease

    ▪Delay in growth and development

    ▪Poor performance in school

    ▪Sluggish and easily get tired


    ▪ Poor health in adulthood

    ▪ Increased risk of mortality

    ▪ Delay in the development of secondary sexual


    characteristic
    ▪Protein energy malnutrition – is form of
    malnutrition where there is not enough protein
    and calorie intake. This condition where in the
    body lacks the required macronutrients
    KWASHIORKOR

    a form of
    malnutrition
    caused by protein
    deficiency in the
    diet, typically
    affecting young
    children
    severe
    undernourishme
    nt causing an
    infant's or child's
    weight to be
    significantly low
    for their age
    ▪ Micronutrient deficiency – is the lack or shortage of
    essential vitamins and minerals for proper growth
    development. Deficiency of nutrients leads to different
    health problems such as anemia, preventable
    blindness, osteoporosis, goiter
    Are the
    nutrients your
    body needs in a
    larger amount.
    ➢ Proteins – needed for growth and for building and
    repairing body tissues
    • Ridges or white lines in both finger nails and toe
    nails, hair loss and thinning or brittle hair
    ➢Carbohydrate – main sources of energy

    • Irritability, nausea, bad breath, muscle cramps,


    fatigue, increase in body fat, deficit in sodium,
    constipation, constant headaches
    ➢Fats – needed for immune system, help the body
    store and use vitamins

    • Dry skin, hair loss, body weight deficiency, cold


    intolerance, bruising, poor infection resistance and
    wound healing, loss of menstruation
    ➢Water – needed for waste removal, regulates body
    temperature

    • Dehydration, muscle cramps, nausea, slurred


    speech, confusion, disorientation
    Are the
    nutrients your
    body needs in a
    smaller
    amounts.
    ▪ regulate body process and allow
    growth, help digestion, absorption and
    metabolism
    ▪ Vitamin A – maintain healthy skin, bones, teeth and
    hair, aid vision

    • Anemia painful joints, cracks in teeth, depression,


    frequent infections
    Vitamin A
    ➢Vitamin E – antioxidant needed for stabilization of
    cell membranes

    • Red blood cell breakage, anemia, muscle


    degeneration, difficulty in walking, leg cramps
    Vitamin E
    ➢ Vitamin C – aids to maintenance of red blood
    cells, aids in bone, teeth and skin formation and
    resistance to infection
    • Anemia, frequent infections, bleeding gums, loosened
    teeth, muscle degeneration and pain, joint pain, failure
    of wounds to heal, bruises
    Vitamin C
    ➢ Iron – helps in energy metabolism, important for
    transporting oxygen in the bloodstream, prevention
    of anemia
    • Anemia, weakness, fatigue, pale appearance
    reduced attention span, developmental delays in
    children
    Iron
    ➢Folate – aids in the formation of red blood cells and
    protein

    • Anemia, heartburn, frequent infections, smooth red


    tongue, depression and mental confusion
    Folate
    ➢ Calcium – helps build and maintain bones and
    teeth, nerve and muscle function and blood
    clotting, helps carry out body processes
    • Stunted growth for children, adult bone loss
    (osteoporosis)
    Calcium
    ➢Zinc – plays role in immune function, protein
    synthesis and wound healing

    • Growth failure, delayed sexual maturation, slow


    wound healing
    Zinc

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