MALNUTRITION &

MICRONUTRIENT
DEFICIENCIES
MALNUTRITION
O Is a condition wherein a
person is not getting enough
of the right food.
O Happens when you lack
enough nutrients in the body.
 MALNUTRITION

OVER UNDER
NUTRITION NUTRITION
Over nutrition- happens when a
person eats and gets nutritional
requirements beyond the
needed and ideal amount.
Under nutrition- a condition
wherein a person does not eat
or take the daily needed
nutrients and nutritional
requirements leading to
diseases and deficiencies.
Some problems due
to Malnutrition:
1. Slow growth and development
2. Poor school performance
3. Sluggishness and fatigue
4. Poor nutrition in adulthood
OOBESITY
-a medical condition in which a
person has too much body fat.

OMICRONUTRIENTS
- are vitamins and minerals that all
humans need to maintain strong
bodies and mental sharpness, fight
off diseases, and bear healthy
children.
Micronutrient Deficiency
OMost common micronutrient
deficiencies:
1. Vitamin A Deficiency
2. Iron Deficiency Anemia
3. Iodine Deficiency Disorders
1. Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)
INDICATIONS:
1. Affects children, last a
lifetime
O Causes night blindness
(xerophthalmia), later on
permanent blindness.
O The child suffering from VAD
does not reach optimum
physical growth and becomes
prone to infections that
contribute to the high rates of
sickness and death among
young children.
 PREVENTION
O Regular consumption of Vitamin
A-rich foods, such as animal
products, and orange and yellow
fruits and vegetables, dark
green leafy vegetables, and
palm oil.
 2. Iron Deficiency Anemia
INDICATIONS:
O A condition in which the red
blood cell count or hemoglobin
is less then normal.
O It affects mostly adolescent girls,
women of child-bearing age, and
pre-school children.
O Anemia results in retarded
physical growth, low resistance
to infections, and slow
development of learning
abilities.
O In adults it causes fatigue and
reduced work capacity and may
cause reproductive impairment
PREVENTION
O Foods such as dark green
leafy vegetables, legumes
and red meat are rich in
iron, as are iron-fortified
food products.
 3. Iodine deficiency disorder
(IDD)
INDICATIONS:
O Results from lack of iodine in the diet.
Iodine is needed for the production of
thyroid hormone.
O It is one of the most prevalent causes
of developmental delay and brain
damage in regions where little iodine
occurs naturally in the diet.
PREVENTION
O Iodine rich foods are breads,
iodized/table salt, cheese,
saltwater fish, cow’s milk,
seaweed, eggs, shellfish,
frozen yogurt, soy milk, ice
cream, soy sauce.
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OBULIMIA
OBINGE EATING
DISORDER