Category: malnutrition

  • Common Nutritional Problems Among Community-dwelling Older Adults

    According to Esther M. et al. (2004) community dwelling elderly people are defined by their age (e60 years of age) and by living independently. This group can suffer from a large variety of health care problems; from just getting older (not diseases specific) to suffering from multiple pathologies. Thus, we are going to discuss the…

  • The Factors And Causes Of Malnutrition

    Introduction The term malnutrition describes as a deficiency excess or imbalanced of wide range of nutrients resulting adverse effects on body which leads to poor health which increase the risk of malnutrition. In most cases malnutrition is a treatable condition that can be managed by optimizing proper food diet or by using oral nutritional supplements…

  • Factors Influencing Malnutrition Among The Elderly In Loikaw Township, Myanmar

    Ageing is not a disease, but it is a process. Nonetheless, due to risky behaviors, genetic factors, social environment or personalities, ageing may be correlated with some worsening in senses and non-communicable diseases.1 Elderly people encountered physical and mental problems.1 The United Nations (UN) defines elderly by 60 years but World Health Organization (WHO) defines…

  • The Politics Of Hunger And Malnutrition: A Cause For Conflict?

    Introduction In this essay, the focus is to examine food insecurity as the root cause of conflict in modern societies. In this context, it would be pertinent to use the term conflict analysis to mean the systematic study of the causes motivating actors and the dynamics of conflict. Dealing with any conflict would require that…

  • Combating Malnutrition And Loss Of Food Productivity

    WHO describes malnutrition as imbalance, deficiency or excesses in a persons diet in context of nutrients and energy. The statement covers two wider groups, one being under-nutrition, which is caused due to insufficiency and or inadequacy in the food source resulting in stunting, underweight, deficiency diseases, wasting, etc. While the other one being dietary diseases…

  • To What Extent Does Political Corruption Impact Malnutrition In Children?

    Abstract Political corruption influences various state welfare sectors, thereby impacting various socio-economic and public health areas, which affect millions of people around the globe. One of these focus areas is malnutrition among children, which this research design proposal investigates the relationship into. With support of existing literature in related fields and publicly available data, this…

  • The Aspects Of Malnutrition In India

    The people in India do not have the money or funds needed to buy food for themselves and their family, causing the worldwide issue of malnutrition. In particular, TLQ It is estimated 23.6% of Indian population, or about 276 million people, lived below $1.25 per day on purchasing power parity(action). About a quarter of the…

  • An Analysis Of Malnutrition In Africa

    Abstract This paper examines the relationship between climate change and malnutrition in Africa, specifically through the scope of rice production. Although Africa depends heavily on rice for sustenance to feed its growing population, this paper explores alternative options to rice due to rices nutrient depletion over time. The paper first delves into the history of…

  • China: The Efficient Approach To Malnutrition In The Countryside

    When you take a trip to China, you mainly take a trip to the bigger cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou, very popular tourist areas. However, rarely any outsiders visit the countryside, an area so scenic, yet suffering. In the countryside, hundreds of people are starving or eat imbalanced diets. The reasons include less…

  • Fecal Transplant May Be The Ultimate Cure For Acute Malnutrition

    In 2017, I was privileged to study, for a short period, in Kyungpook National University. Three other students and I, were given a task of reviewing latest studies, which showed the relationship between malnutrition and gut microbiome, and to think of an appropriate solution to malnutrition based on gut microbiota. This is what I will…