Hunger and Malnutrition WebquestHunger Week 2008

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Malnutrition is a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet.

TWO TYPES:– UNDERNUTRITION: consumption, poor

absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients – OVERNUTRITION: overeating or excessive intake

of specific nutrients

UNDERSTAND: both starvation and obesity are forms of malnutrition

Definition

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Malnutrition examples

Undernutrition is associated with extreme poverty in developing nations. It is often found in countries with civil unrest, natural disasters, and famine.

Overnutrition occurs with inappropriate dieting, overeating, or the absence of a balanced diet in developed countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrition

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Malnutrition and Disease

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Undernutrition results:• Starvation• Scurvy (vitamin C)• PEM (protein-energy malnutrition)• Micronutrient malnutrition• Stunted growth• Reduced intelligence / cognitive abilities• Reduced sociability• Reduced leadership and assertiveness• Lethargy• Reduced muscle growth and strength• Skin diseases, including loss of cuticles and

skin “peeling”• Secondary organ shut-down• Reduced ability to fight disease• Heart disease• Anorexia

Overnutrition results:• Obesity• Type-II diabetes• Heart disease• Liver disease• Kidney failure• Hyperactivity• Hypertension• mineral or vitamin poisoning• Nutritional imbalances• Secondary organ shut-down• Kidney Failure• Skin disorders (peeling, discoloration)• Cardiovascular diseases• Sleep apnea• Osteoarthritis

You do the mathUsing the website below:

• Determine how many countries have at least 35% of their population chronically

undernourished. Where are all of these countries located, and how is this important?• What area of the world has the lowest

percentage of undernourished people? Why do you think this is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Percentage_population_undernourished_world_map.PNG

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What in the world?

… is Plumpynet?

… is an RUF?

… is spirulina?

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/19/60minutes/main3386661.shtml

http://www.islamonline.net/english/Science/2003/10/article15.shtml

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/malnutrition/

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Take a quiz from one of the following places:

Or choose a subject, take a quiz, and earn rice for people in developing countries:

Show what you know

http://www.endhunger.org/hunger_quiz.htm

http://www.care.org/campaigns/world-hunger/quiz/quiz.asp

http://www.worldlegacy.org/HungerQuiz.htm

http://www.hungerbanquet.org/page.php?id=hunger_quiz

http://www.freerice.com

Hunger in americaRead the article about hunger here in

the United States. Use the following chart and list 5 total states with percentages of hunger that are:

• In the Northeast• In the Southeast• In the Midwest

• In the Northwest• In the Southwest

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-15-hungrykids_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip

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Learn moreLearn 2 more facts about the following

topics related to malnutrition and hunger:

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• The Politics of Hunger• Malnutrition and dehydration• Chronic hunger and obesity

epidemic• Hunger and disease• Hunger and nutrient deficiency• Food security• Biology of malnutrition• Cycle of poverty and

malnutrition

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