TUAN NURHAFIZA BINTI TUAN IBRAHIM

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 Definition:

 Malnutrition means a person's body is not getting enough nutrients. The condition may result from an inadequate or unbalanced diet, digestive difficulties, absorption problems, or other medical conditions.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

     of the lack of a single vitamin in the diet

     it can be because the person isn't getting enough food.

     Starvation

     Poor families lack the economic

     Environmental

     Social resources to purchase or produce enough food

     Restricted range of foods

     Income

     Medical conditions

Signs and Symptoms

#  Anemia

#  Weight loss, decreased muscle mass, and weakness

#  Dry scaly skin

#  Edema (swelling, due to lack of protein)

#  Hair that has lost its pigment

#  Brittle and malformed (spooned) nails

#  Chronic diarrhea

#  Slow wound healing

#  Bone and joint pain

#  Growth retardation (in children)

#  Mental changes such as confusion and irritability

#  Goiter (enlarged thyroid)

Treatments 

*  Restoring the nutrients that are missing,

* making nutrient-rich foods available and providing supplements for specific deficiencies.

*  Regular monitoring of those patients who have chronic malabsorption disorders or protein- or nutrient-losing conditions..

*  Addressing any social, psychological, educational, and financial issues that may be causing or exacerbating the malnutrition, such as access to nutritious food.

Preventing Malnutrition

·        fortify commonly eaten foods

·        Education programmers can help to increase understanding about how to choose a good diet from the foods that are available.

Lets ur eat become fun!!!

• Eat with ur family or friends
• Decoration ur food become more interesting
• Use some spice to up their smell                                   
• More food in soup
• Eat slowly

Help ur children eat for their health…

• Give milk and some juice of fruits or water
• Let them eat some vegetables and fruits
• Give a fruits as their snack        
• Eat junk food only when they need

RECOMMENDED FOODS PER DAY

PROGRAMME FOR MALNUTRITION

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

       Helps single people and families with little or no income to buy food

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

      provides nutritious lunches and the opportunity to practice skills learned in classroom nutrition education

SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM

      assists school in providing a nutritious morning meal to children nationwide

CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM

      A federally funded program that reimburses approved family child care providers approved foods served to preschool children; also provides funds for meal and snacks served at after-school programs for school-age children and to adult day care centers serving chronically impaired adults or people over age 60.

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