Nutrition:Malnutrition:Biology Chapter 6

It is disease created by relative of absolute deficiency all excess of once on more nutrients.There are three types which is:

• malnourished
• undernourished
• overnourished

Factors of malnutrition:

• lack of awareness of food and nutrition
• unhealthy eating habits
• eating disorders poor absorption of nutrients rich in proteins and carbohydrates
• weight wasn't proportional to his height and age

Effects of Nutrient Deficiency

1.Protein

• Kwashiorkor

- scaly skin,unhealthy muscle and thin hair

- weak,reddish,brown hair

• Marasmus

2.Vitamin C

• Scurvy

- causing tooth gums to bleed and swollen

3.Vitamin D

• Ricket

- stunted growth

• Osteoporosis

- reduce mineral density and cause bone fragility

4.Dietary Fiber

• Constipation

- causes difficulties in decomposition and colon cancer

5.Water

• Dehydration

 Excessive Nutrient Extraction Effects

1.Carbohydrates

• Obesity

2.Protein

• Raises the content of uric acid in the blood

3.Lipid

• Blood pressure will rise when the lining of the blood vessels is blocked by cholesterol
• A heart attack or a stroke can occur in the blood stuck

4.Vitamin A

• Causing liver and bone damage

5.Vitamin D

• Causing excessive Calcium in the blood

6.Calcium

• Increases the risk of kidney disease

7.Sodium

• Increases the risk of kidney disease
• Blood pressure will rise when the lining of the blood vessels is blocked by cholesterol