PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRION Types include:[2] * Kwashiorkor (protein malnutrition predominant) * Marasmus (deficiency in both calorie and protein nutrition) * Marasmic Kwashiorkor (marked protein deficiency and marked calorie insufficiency signs present‚ sometimes referred to as the most severe form of malnutrition) Note that this may also be secondary to other conditions such as chronic renal disease[3] or cancer cachexia[4] in which protein energy wasting may occur. Protein-energy
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with the required proteins‚ vitamins‚ minerals and fats (Lee‚ 2011). This malnutrition is a mix form of both Marasmus and Kwashiorkor with wasting and pitting oedema. It primarily affects children who have not obtained enough protein and calories. This is a form of severe acute malnutrition (Dolan‚ 2015). In this condition‚ features of both Kwashiorkor (the protein deficiency) and Marasmus (the calorie deficiency) are present and occur mostly in toddlers. The body weight would always be less than
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go into a state of ketosis. After all the fats broken are down‚ your body turns to breaking down protein in your muscles. Your immune system will be weakened due to a lack of vitamins and minerals. There are typically two diseases you can get‚ marasmus- which is a form of severe malnutrition and energy deficiency and kwashiorkor- caused by not getting enough protein and is characterized by fatigue‚ edema‚ and decreased muscle mass. http://www.medicaldaily.com/now-entering-starvation-mode-what-
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Kwashiorkor Kwashiorkor is a nutritional disorder where children usually boys under the age of five‚ do not have enough protein in their diet. Kwashiorkor is more prominent in developing countries‚ especially if there has been famine‚ drought‚ a natural disaster or war. All of these events eventually lead to a lack of food supply‚ and therefore a lack of protein (Cafasso‚ 2012). Kwashiorkor is can also be caused as a result of traditional customs where mothers stop letting their infants feed from
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Section A Kwashiorkor Kwashiorkor is caused by the insufficient intake of protein but with sufficient intake of calories (Scheinfeld‚ 2015). Children between the ages of one to three years are affected (Unknown‚ Kwashiorkor‚ 2015). Kwashiorkor is not confined to a specific gender. The symptoms and signs include: changes in skin pigment; loss of muscle mass; diarrhoea; inability to gain weight and grow; fatigue; changes in the colour or texture of hair; more severe infections as a result of a weak
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not tubs or hot whirl pool baths. It may cause excessively high internal body temperature and dehydration‚ both of which can harm fetal development. 8. Feature of marasmus reflects a severe deprivation of food over a long time. Put simply‚ the person is starving and suffering from an inadequate energy and protein intake. Marasmus occurs most commonly in children from 6 to 18 months of age. Children
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Ethiopia food shortages. Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Eritrea‚ Djibouti‚ Somalia‚ Kenya‚ South Sudan‚ and Sudan. What is famine? Famine contains three elements: • food shortage • starvation • excess mortality It has a greater effect on the most vulnerable in society. Famine is caused by many factors including: • poor climatic • environmental conditions • population growth • market failure • war. Over half of the Ethiopian
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through the mechanical action of chewing. DIETRY FIBRE IS ONLY FOUND IN PLANT FOOD. Marasmus Marasmus is also known as a protein – energy malnutrition‚ occurs as a result of a diet that supplies an inadequate complete protein and energy. This is a serious condition because the protein supplied by the diet cannot adequately meet the demands of the body for protein‚ for growth and repair‚ and for energy. Marasmus will lead to death if assistance is
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University of Phoenix Material Week 2 Individual Assignment Macronutrients Worksheet Due: Monday‚ April 15 Use Ch. 4‚ 5‚ and 6 of Contemporary Nutrition‚ Ch. 4‚ 5‚ and 6 of Visualizing Nutrition (in WileyPlus)‚ supplemental course materials‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ or other resources to answer the questions below. Type your answers into this worksheet and submit it to the instructor via the Assignments section by Monday‚ April 15th at 11:59PM Arizona time. This individual
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develop a condition called protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). The two most common forms of PEM‚ marasmus and kwashiorkor‚ occur in all developing countries and are life-threatening conditions. Marasmus occurs when a child is weaned earlier than normal and receives foods low in nutrients. The child may also suffer repeated infections‚ such as gastro-enteritis‚ due to poor hygiene. A child with marasmus is very underweight‚ with no body fat and wasted muscles. Kwashiorkor occurs when a child is weaned
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