{"id":6428,"date":"2021-01-21T00:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T00:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6428"},"modified":"2021-08-27T01:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:44:10","slug":"what-is-malnutrition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-malnutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"What is malnutrition?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6428\" class=\"elementor elementor-6428\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d6e89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14d6e89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-362492b\" 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data-id=\"a28b5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hunger and malnutrition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da745e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"da745e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-hunger-malnutrition-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6412 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-hunger-malnutrition\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6419 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-chronic-hunger\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is chronic hunger?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6436 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-malnutrition\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is malnutrition?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6448 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/people-and-places-of-hunger\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">People and places of hunger<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6454 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-hunger\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Causes of hunger<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6467 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-the-effects-of-hunger\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of hunger<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6478 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hunger-alleviation-programs\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hunger alleviation programs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6490 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hunger-prevention\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hunger prevention<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6505 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hunger-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hunger terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6506 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hunger-and-malnutrition-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hunger and malnutrition factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d624e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d624e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e3be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b7e3be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Malnutrition \u2014 what does it mean?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccfd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eccfd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not all food is balanced food. We must eat foods that have all the necessary nutrients for balanced development. Balanced foods must, therefore, contain energy, which the body needs to work with. It must also contain proteins, which are also needed for muscle development and maintenance. It is also crucial to have vitamins and minerals that help the body to heal and fight off infections and diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, malnutrition (or undernutrition) is when the body lacks some or all the nutrients needed to function properly. We have two basic types of malnutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first and most crucial is called Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM). This, as the name suggests is the lack of glucose and proteins in foods. This is a more dangerous type and it is typical in almost all areas of hunger in the world. It is more lethal because every body part needs chemical energy to work. This energy comes from the calories we take in, in the form of carbohydrates and starch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The second type is called Micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) deficiency. Unlike PEM, the body can survive longer with this deficiency. This type is also called Hidden Hunger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Malnutrition at an early age leads to reduced physical and mental development during childhood. Stunting, for example, affects more than 147 million pre-schoolers in developing countries, according to SCN&#8217;s World Nutrition Situation 5th report. Iodine deficiency, the same report shows, is the world&#8217;s greatest single cause of mental retardation and brain damage. Source: WFP<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;WHO and FAO recommend a minimum daily intake of 400g of fruits and vegetables (excluding potatoes and other starchy tubers); levels lower than this are thought to increase the risk of chronic diseases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sadly, many places with malnutrition also have poor water supply and waste disposal and tend to be in disease-prone areas. Malnourished children, therefore, easily fall victim to infections and viruses, as their bodies cannot fight infections.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Why are micronutrients important?&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals. About 2 billion people in the world are afflicted by the lack of micronutrients. 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/overpopulation\/what-is-overpopulation.html\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Overpopulation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-poverty\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Poverty In The World<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger and malnutrition Introduction What is chronic hunger? What is malnutrition? People and places of hunger Causes of hunger Effects of hunger Hunger alleviation programs Hunger prevention Hunger terminology Hunger and malnutrition factsheet Malnutrition \u2014 what does it mean? Not all food is balanced food. 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