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1. Protein malnutrition,
2. Calorie malnutrition,
3. Protein calorie malnutrition.
Let us observe harmfull effects of malnutrition in children.
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1. Kwashiorkor disease: This is due to protein deficiency in
diet. Body parts become swollen due to accumulation of water
in the intercellular spaces. Very poor muscle development,
swollen legs, fluffy face difficult to eat, diarrhoea, dry skin are
fig-14: Kwashiorkor
the symptoms of this disease.
2. Marasmus: This is due to deficiency of both proteins and
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calories. Generally this disease occurs when there is an
immediate second pregnancy or repeated child births. Lean and
weak, less developed muscles, dry skin, diarrhoea, etc., are the
symptoms of this disease.
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Obesity: This is due to over eating and excess of clories in take.
It is a big health hazard. Obese children when grow, they will be
fig-15: Marasmus
target of many diseases like diabetes, cardio vascular, renal, gall
bladder problems. Discuss about junk foods and other food
habits which leads to obesity.
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Vitamin deficiency diseases
fig-16: Obesity
Vitamins are organic substances. They are micro nutrients
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required in small quantities. Actually vitamins are not synthesised
in the body, we do not generally suffer from vitamin deficiency.
The source of vitamins to our body is through two ways. One
is diet and other is bacteria present in the intestine that
synthesises and supplies vitamins to the body.
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fig-17: Pellagra
Vitamins are classified into two groups. One is Water soluble vitamins
(B-complex, vitamin C) and other is fat soluble vitamins (vitamin A, D,
E and K). If food we take doesn’t contain vitamins in right proportion, it
can lead to vitamin deficiency disorders. Let us study the following chart
showing vitamins available sources and deficiency diseases.
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18 X Class Nutrition - Food supplying system
Table-2: Vitamins
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Vitamin Resources Deficiency Symptoms
diseases
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Thiamin (B1) Cereals, oil seeds, vegetables, Beri beri Vomitings, fits, loss of appe-
milk, meat, fish, eggs. tite, difficulty in breathing,
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paralysis.
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Riboflavin (B2) Milk, eggs, liver, kidney, green Glossitis Mouth cracks at corners, red
leafy vegetables. and sore tongue, photophobia,
scaly skin.
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Niacin (B3) Kidney, liver, meat, egg, fish, Pellagra Dermatitis, diarrhoea, loss of
oil seeds. memory, scaly skin.
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Pyridoxine (B6) Cereals, oil seeds, vegetables, Anaemia Hyper irritability, nausea,
milk, meat, fish, eggs, liver. vomiting, fits.
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Cyanocobalamin Synthesised by bacteria Pernicious anaemia Lean and weak, less appetite.
(B 12 )
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present in the intestine.
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Diarrhoea, loss of leucocytes,
Folic acid Liver, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, Anaemia problems related to mucus in
cereals, leafy vegetables. the intestines.
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