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Signs and Symptoms Malnutrition

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Malnutrition can affect your health both physically and mentally. The more severe conditions suffered malnutrition (the more nutrients are lacking) would increase the risk of physical health problems. In the severe malnutrition such as marasmus cases can occur (weak muscles) due to protein and energy deficiency, cretinism and brain damage due to iodine deficiency, blindness and the risk of infectious disease-induced increase defisensi vitamin A, it is difficult to concentrate due to iron deficiency. Signs and symptoms of malnutrition depend on the type of nutritional deficiency. Although Thus, of common symptoms from nutrition bad is a:     Fatigue and lack of energy     Dizziness     The immune system is low (resulting in difficulty of the body to fight infection)     Dry and scaly skin     Swollen and bleeding gums     Rotting teeth     It's hard to concentrate and h...

Causes of Malnutrition

People will suffer from malnutrition if not able to benefit from the foods they eat, for example in patients with diarrhea, excessive nutrients, or due to an unbalanced diet that is not getting enough calories and protein for body growth. Some people may suffer from malnutrition because of an illness or condition that causes the body is unable to digest or absorb food properly. For example in celiac disease patients with disorders of the digestive tract that is triggered by a protein that is abundant in wheat gluten. Celiac disease affects the body's ability to absorb nutrients resulting in deficiency. Then there is also a disease that affects the pancreas cystic fibrosis, whose function is to produce the enzymes needed to digest food. Similarly, people with lactose intolerance is difficult to digest milk and other dairy products. Here are some factors that can lead to malnutrition:     Diet is not balanced nutritional content     There are problems in the ...

Differences Malnutrition and Hunger

Poor nutrition or malnutrition can be interpreted as poor nutritional intake. This can be caused by inadequate intake of food, the selection of foods that are not appropriate or due to other reasons such as the presence of an infectious disease that causes less absorption of nutrients from food. Is clinically characterized by poor nutrition intake of protein, energy and micronutrients such as vitamins that are insufficient or excess that leads to health problems. Differences Malnutrition and Hunger malnutrition Malnutrition is different from hunger. People who suffer from hunger is usually due to not getting enough food and hunger suffered in the long term can lead to the malnutrition. However, people who eat a lot without realizing it can also suffer from malnutrition when they do not eat foods that contain nutrients, vitamins and minerals are sufficient. So poor nutrition can actually be experienced by anyone, without knowing the structure of social and economic factors People w...

Sport for People with Diabetes

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 Diabetes is a disease that had complications (other disease causing) the most. This is related to high blood sugar levels continuously may cause damage to blood vessels, nerves and other organs. counter Diabetics can experience a variety of long-term complications if diabetes is not managed properly. Complications are more common and deadly is a heart attack and stroke. Besides other complications that may occur is damage to blood vessels in the retina of the eye (diabetic retinopathy) that can cause vision problems, abnormalities in kidney function that can cause kidney failure, so the patient must undergo dialysis (hemodialysis) and nerve damage that causes skin more frequently injured. Additionally injury / infection in patients with diabetes usually slow recovery because of high levels of sugar in the blood causing bacteria can thrive, resulting in some cases amputation is sometimes becoming one of the options to stop the spread of infection. Importance of Exercise...