kilometers of railway track were constructed from scratch by forced labor: prisoners worked from morning to evening‚ ten days in a row (followed by ten days of break)‚ and had to survive on a meager diet consisting of rice and a few vegetables. Malnutrition‚ ulcers‚ cholera and exhaustion made many victims: of the 60‚000 Allied prisoners who worked on that site‚ between 13‚000 and 16‚000 have died.” (Popa‚ Ovidiu) Also‚ the guards working at the concentration camps were very rude to the prisoners
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home-front was a huge change in the duration of World War 1. “ During world war 1‚ Canadian women began to show a great deal of responsibility. “ 2 They were no longer only mothers‚ sisters‚ and wives; but workers as well. Seeing that the men were away fighting at the Western Front‚ women were obligated to take up their jobs they had left behind. These women became Farmerettes‚ factory workers‚ and bus drivers. Some became nurses over seas‚ treated in hospitals at war bases‚ and made ammunition in factories
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world‚ most African countries are struggling to keep up economically‚ politically‚ and socially compared to many other developing countries in the world. Countries such as North Sudan and South Sudan have just claimed freedom from each other‚ after fighting a long civil war along with genocide. Africa’s rich history is one of culture‚ tradition‚ and simplicity‚ but because of colonization of many regions in Africa‚ Africa’s history is now tainted with the themes of massacre‚ stripping of natural resources
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Kwashiorkor is a disease that is caused by malnutrition when there is not enough protein in the diet. Other names for Kwashiorkor are protein malnutrition‚ protein-calorie malnutrition‚ and malignant malnutrition (Kwashiorkor‚ 2011). Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is famine‚ limited food supply‚ and low levels of education. This disease can occur when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet. In very poor countries‚ this disease is more common. Often Kwashiorkor occurs during
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as syphilis‚ smallpox‚ measles‚ mumps‚ and bubonic plague‚ were of European origin; and Native Americans exhibited little immunity because they had no previous exposure to those diseases. While they did experience other forms of illnesses like malnutrition‚ anemia‚ respiratory infections‚ and parasitic intestinal infections prior to the Europeans; this was brand new to them and it caused greater mortality than would have occurred‚ if these diseases been common to the Americas. Collin Calloway
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that. Chefs B and doctors‚ footballers and even pop stars tell us over and over again‚ in campaigns against the obesity epidemic. But now‚ as The Independent on Sunday reveals‚ new data show that an alarming number of Britons actually suffer from malnutrition. Doctors estimate that more than three million people are malnourished. Most do not re-alise it‚ although diagnosis rates in hospitals have soared by 44 per cent over the past five years. The most extreme cases echo symptoms found among famine
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impact on the civilians. When the government is busy fighting one another‚ they forget about what is actually going on in the country. They don’t see the civilians suffering‚ or starving. All they see‚ and want to see is power and
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unemployment rate. An effect of poverty is malnutrition. Malnutrition during infancy and childhood years can cause many great complications with development. Many children that suffer from malnutrition could have poor immune systems‚ developmental problems with their nervous system‚ or even brain damage. Compared to children that are not poor‚ children in poverty are two to three times more likely to have some sort of mental or physical disability from malnutrition. Children who grow up in poverty are
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and food preferences and intake. It has been found that low income individuals generally have a lower nutritional status‚ and tend to eat fewer fruit and vegetables therefore not maintaining a balanced diet. This results in both malnutrition and over-nutrition. Malnutrition would be from a vitamin and mineral deficiency‚ whereas over-nutrition would be from an excessive intake of unhealthy foods leading to becoming overweight or
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Yanto‚ Ramon G. 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Nutrition is recognized as a basic human right‚ vital to the survival‚ growth and development of children according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Despite this pronouncement‚ however‚ malnutrition continues to claim millions of lives‚ with more than 5.5 million children under-five years of age dying annually. (Devpulse‚ 2008). There were 925 million malnourished people in the world in 2010‚ an increase of 80 million since 1990‚ despite
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