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TYPES OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES1 PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION (PEM) 2 VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY 3 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA) 4 IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD)
PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION (PEM) Types1 MARASMUS 2 KWASHIORKOR
"OLD MAN'S FACE" Very thin, no fat, muscle wasting Prominent ribs Very poor wt gain Loose & wrinkled skin Enlarged abdomen Anxious, always hungryMARASMUS
Very thin, fails to grow - Swollen legs, feet, arms & hands - Light colored, weak hair - Doesn’t want to eat - Moon-shaped, Unhappy face - Dark spots on skin - Enlarged abdomen - Skin sores & skin is peeling - Muscle wasting - ApatheticKWASHIORKOR
1 Low intake of Vitamin A rich food Low intake of protein Illnesses like measles, diarrhea 2 Consequences: __1 VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY 2 Night blindness Nutritional blindness
UNIVERSAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF VITAMIN A 1 INFANTS 2 PRESCHOOLERS 3 PREGNANT WOMEN 4 POSTPARTUM MOTHERS1) 100,000 IU One dose only 2) 200,000 IU One capsule every 6 months 3) 10,000 IU twice a week starting at the 4th month of pregnancy* 4) 200, 000 IU within four weeks after delivery
1 Not enough hemoglobin in the RBC because of lack of Fe 2 Treatment and prevention: __1 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA) 2 provision of iron with folic acid pregnant: Once a day for 180 days Lactating women once a day for 90 days
1 Abnormalities due to low iodine intake. 2 Consequences: __ 3 Treatment: __1 IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD) 2 Fetus – abortion/miscarriage/abnormalities/still Infants – cretinism/delayed walking/motor activities Children – poor academic performance Adults – mental impairment/poor working capacity 3 to take one iodized capsule with 200mg iodine every year