MALNUTRITION
SRCS
INSTROCTOR:
AWDAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE
DR: mire
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
LECTURE
Terminology you have to know
Nutrition:
Process by which living organism receives
material and uses them to promote it’s vital
activities
Nutrient:
Any substance which is digested and absorbed
to promote body function
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Diet:
Selection of food which is normally eaten by person
or population
Food:
Substance when eaten , digested, absorbed provide at
least one nutrient
Balanced diet :
Diet that provide adequate amount of all nutrients
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Malnutrition:
Caused by incorrect amount of nutrient intake
Nutritional status:
Health status that produced by balanced between
requirements and intake
Nutritional assessment:
Measurement of nutritional status by
anthropometrics , biochemical data, dietary history
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How to identify acute malnutrition in a
child
Diagnosis
• Normal: ± 1 SD weight for height
• Mild: -1.1 to -2 SD weight for
height
• Moderate -2.1 to -3 SD weight for
height
• Severe :greater than -3 weight for
height
Dr. Abshir Wais
Management
Dr. Abshir Wais