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HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO NUTRITION
• Malnutrition
• Obesity
• Anorexia
• Nutrition Related Diseases
Malnutrition
• Due to eating an unbalanced diet in which: -certain class of food are deficient or -certain class of food is in the wrong proportion
• Examples:Kwashiorkor : lack of carbohydratesMarasmus : lack of proteinAnaemia : Iron deficiencyGoitre : Iodine deficiencyScurvy : Vit C deficiencyNight Blindness : Vit A deficiency
Obesity• When a person is 20% or more above the recommended weight for
their height• Due to overeating• Can be prevented by controlling the quantity and the type of food
eaten daily• Health problems associated with obesity:
-high blood pressure-coronary heart disease-diabetes-certain types of cancer-hernias-varicose veins-gallstones
Anorexia
• Potentially fatal eating disorder that involves the loss of appetite or desire for food
• Common in female• Can be cured through psychotherapy• Symptoms:
-muscle wasting-intense fear of getting fat-cease of menstrual cycle-sterility
Nutrition Related DiseaseEating food high in saturated fat
Cholesterol level in blood increases
Fats and cholesterol are deposited in the lining of arteries
Arteries become narrow
Atheriosclerosis
HypertensionHeart failure Thrombosis Stroke
Nutrition Related DiseaseEating food high in sugar
Sugar level in blood increases
Diabetes Mellitus
Dental cavities
Kidney damage
Obesity
Gangrene Blindness
Normal cross section of artery Tear in
artery wall
Fats and cholesterol deposited in artery wall
Artery becomes narrowed
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
TROMBOSIS
END OF SUBTOPIC 2.1.2 AND 2.1.3