Nutritional Disorders

DefinitionVocabularies

Common nutritional disorder in developing country

Nutritional disorders is a problem relates to human unbalance

nutrition intake.

Nutritional disorder (chronic malnutrition) is the condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high intake),

or in the wrong proportions.

So that, malnutrition can be divided into two types:

undernutrition and overnutrition.

The common undernutrition problems in developing countries

are kwashiorkor, marasmus, marasmic-kwashiorkor,

underweight baby born, mental retardation, osteoporosis, goiter,

tetany, scurvy, pellagra, anemia, etc

While overnutrition problems are high-blood pressure, obesity,

diabetes melitus, cancer, digestive disorder, food allegies and

intolerence.

Causes of malnutrition

Immediate cause

• Lack of food intake

• Disease, especially infection diseases

Underlying cause

• Lack of family security• Quality of maternal and child care• Health services• Environmental sanitation

Basic cause

• Social condition• Political condition• Economic condition

Ways of preventing malnutrition

• Provide exclusive breastfeeding• Consuming varieties of food• Immunization• Jogging, routine sports• Eating healthy and fresh foods• Healthy living • ?????

Vocabularies related to malnutrition

MarasmusObesity

KwashiorkorDiabetes mellitus

AnemiaHypertension

NutrientsDietary supplement

Vocabularies related to malnutrition

DigestionProtein

FatsVitamins

CholesterolundernutrientOvernutrient

Bullimia nervosaMalnutrition