41. Children Pay Cost Of Iraq's Chaos (washingtonpost.com) BAGHDAD Acute malnutrition among young children in Iraq has nearly doubled since After the rate of acute malnutrition among children younger than 5 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A809-2004Nov20.html

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42. WHO Global Database On Child Growth An overview of the worldwide magnitude of proteinenergy malnutrition and its effect on growth. http://www.who.int/whosis/cgrowth/bulletin.htm

The worldwide magnitude of protein-energy malnutrition: an overview from the WHO Global Database on Child Growth (Click here for Microsoft Word version of this document) Scientist, Nutrition unit, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Request for reprints should be sent to this author Professor, School of Public Health: University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Formerly: Consultant, Nutrition unit, World Health Organization, Geneva Switzerland. Technical Officer, Nutrition unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Chief, Nutrition unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Introduction Growth assessment is the single measurement that best defines the health and nutritional status of children, because disturbances in health and nutrition, regardless of their etiology, invariably affect child growth. Health and nutrition problems during childhood are the result of a wide range of factors, most of which particularly in underprivileged populations relate to unsatisfactory food intake or severe and repeated infections, or a combination of the two. These conditions, in turn, are closely linked to the general standard of living and whether a population is able to meet its basic needs such as food, housing, and health care. Growth assessment thus serves as a means for evaluating the health and nutritional status of children, just as it also provides an indirect measurement of the quality of life of an entire population. Of the various anthropometric indices that can be used to assess child growth status, the following provide a comprehensive description: height-for-age portrays performance in terms of linear growth, and essentially measures long-term growth faltering; weight-for-height reflects body proportion, or the harmony of growth, and is particularly sensitive to acute growth disturbances; and weight-for-age represents a convenient synthesis of both linear growth and body proportion

43. IMMPaCt: Introduction | DNPA | CDC IMMPaCt International Micronutrient malnutrition Prevention and Control Micronutrient malnutrition is a shortage of one or more vitamins or minerals. http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80006df0

Home About CDC Press Room Funding ... Contact Us Search: IMMPaCt - I nternational M icronutrient M alnutrition P revention and C ontrol P rogram: Home Through IMMPaCt, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contributes its skills and resources to the global effort to eliminate micronutrient malnutrition. Micronutrient malnutrition is a shortage of one or more vitamins or minerals. These deficiencies negatively affect Child survival and growth Women's health and pregnancy outcomes Brain development and I.Q. of a population Educational achievement Adult productivity Resistance to illness Micronutrient deficiencies greatly reduce a population's economic and social growth. Developed countries have nearly eliminated micronutrient malnutrition by implementing cost-effective public health interventions such as Improving the variety and quality of foods available (known as food diversification). Adding vitamins or minerals to foods (called fortification). Providing high-risk individuals with supplementary vitamins and minerals.

44. Feather Plucking In Parrots Discusses some common causes such as malnutrition, psychological stress, parasites, and internal organ disease in relation to this behavioral problem in birds. http://www.2ndchance.info/selfpluck.htm

Feather Plucking in Parrots and How To Manage It Ron Hines DVM PhD 9/24/04 Parrots pluck their feathers for a number of reasons. Parrots pluck their feathers as a way of dealing with stress. The stress that causes feather plucking can be emotional, nutritional or disease stress. Parrots that eat an all-seed diet deficient in vitamins often pluck their feathers. At breeding time, deprived parrots also pluck their feathers. Feather plucking in parrots is an exagerated form of preening. To correct feather plucking in parrots one must identify the cause of plucking. Even when the root cause is corrected the habit of feather plucking in parrots may continue. Some times medications are required to break the habit of feather plucking in parrots. pluck pluck plucking feather 1) Malnutrition 2) Psychological Stress is common among cage birds. When a bird is under stress, it often resorts to Many of these birds that become veteran self-puckers have been doing it on and off for years and need medications to break the habit. Drugs that have been used successfully for this problem include the hormone Depopovera (medroxyprogesterone acetate injection of 5-25mg/kg every 3 months) which alters mood and mood-altering medications that work directly on the brain, such as Elavil (amitryptyline1-2mg/kg twice a day) and drugs that decrease obsessive-compulsive behaviors such as Clomacalm (chlomipramine HCl 0.5-1mg/kg once or twice a day orally). I have had the most success using a preparation of strawberry syrup and chlomipramine.

45. Worldwatch Paper 150.html: Underfed And Overfed: The Global Epidemic Of Malnutri Both the overweight and the underweight suffer from malnutrition, The century with the greatest potential to eliminate malnutrition instead saw it http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/150.html

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46. Angola Briefing Note The main public health threat is epidemics, particularly malaria, diarrhea disease and meningitis; and malnutrition is a longterm consequence of food shortfall. http://www.who.int/eha/emergenc/angola/031198.htm

47. AllAfrica.com Madagascar Madagascar Govt Battles Malnutrition allAfrica African news and information for a global audience. http://allafrica.com/stories/200508090305.html

48. Horsefriends Large Animal Rescue Works to rescue and rehabilitate large animals, including horses, donkeys, and mules, suffering from neglect, abuse, or malnutrition. Includes how to help, photos of available animals, and donation information. Located in Watsonville. http://horsefriends.org/

49. AllAfrica.com Malawi [editorial] Malnutrition A Threat allAfrica African news and information for a global audience. http://allafrica.com/stories/200508010242.html

50. Happy Family Charity Web Site Brazilian couple who have adopted 53 abandoned children, many of whom arrived with severe malnutrition or serious illnesses. http://www.happyfamily.org.br

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51. Malnutrition And Obesity Increasingly Co-exist In Global Community While nutritional status has improved worldwide over the past fifty years, new nutritionrelated problems have also emerged. In an article published in the http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/tu-mao080305.php

Public release date: 3-Aug-2005 E-mail Article Contact: Siobhan Gallagher Tufts University Malnutrition and obesity increasingly co-exist in global community While nutritional status has improved worldwide over the past fifty years, new nutrition-related problems have also emerged. In an article recently published in The Journal of Nutrition, Eileen Kennedy DSc, RD, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, offers an updated view of global nutrition. She describes how global demographic, epidemiological, and nutritional transitions have led to a unique situation in which food insecurity (uncertain or scarce access to safe and healthy food) exists side by side with problems of obesity and chronic nutrition-related diseases, even in the same household. Kennedy, former acting undersecretary at the United States Department of Agriculture, calls for new research to address this emerging and complex new problem. "A global nutrition transition has and is occurring on a continuum. While problems of under-consumption and poor nutritional status continue to exist, increasingly problems of diet/chronic diseases are emerging as significant public health issues globally," says Kennedy. A demographic shift has resulted in increased life expectancy in many countries, and in some countries, this means an older population. Closely tied with this change in age structure is an epidemiological shift which has decreased communicable diseases and increased chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, she reports.

52. The Micronutrient Initiative Organization working to eliminate micronutrient malnutrition. Site has organization profile, current work, nutrition news, resources, contacts and career information. http://www.micronutrient.org

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53. Hunger And Malnutrition It may seem as though your picky eater isn t getting enough of the right nutrients, but does that mean he or she is likely to end up malnourished? http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/hunger.html

KidsHealth Parents "You're not leaving the table until you eat your vegetables!" "I don't want anything. I'm not hungry." Sound familiar? Like most parents, you've probably wondered just how much food is enough for your child. Maybe you've read about the effect that hunger and malnutrition can have on people over the long term. So you worry that your picky eater isn't getting the nutrients that will help him or her grow properly. Is your child likely to end up malnourished, like people who can't get enough to eat? What Are Hunger and Malnutrition? Everyone feels hungry at times. Hunger is the body's signal that it needs food. Once we've eaten enough food to satisfy our bodies' needs, hunger goes away until our stomachs are empty again. Malnutrition is not the same thing as hunger, although they often go together. People with malnutrition lack the nutrients needed for health and development. Someone can be malnourished for a long or short period of time, and the condition may be mild or severe. People who are malnourished are more likely to get sick, and in severe cases, may even die. Unfortunately, many people in the world can't get enough to eat most of the time and are at risk of malnutrition. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that hunger is a problem for one in every seven people on earth - including 153 million children.

54. Dhana Foundation Aims to prevent malnutrition among poor communities in the district. Includes details of food preparations distributed by the foundation. http://www.dhanafoundation.org

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55. Hunger And Malnutrition Hunger is the way a person s body signals that it needs to eat, and malnutrition is a lack of the right nutrients in the body. If you ve ever wondered how http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/hunger.html

KidsHealth Teens Nutrition Basics Nina was really hungry when she got home from basketball practice. As she made herself a peanut butter sandwich, she watched the news. It included a report about people who were starving in countries at war. She saw pictures of women and children - some close to her age - scrambling for emergency food relief. She wondered what it would be like to feel hungry all the time and how it would affect her life. What Are Hunger and Malnutrition? We all feel hungry at times. Hunger is the way your body signals that it needs to eat. Teens can feel hungry a lot because the rapidly growing and developing body demands extra food. Once you're able to eat enough food to satisfy your body's needs, you stop being hungry. Malnutrition is often tied to hunger. People with malnutrition lack the nutrients necessary for their bodies to grow and stay healthy. Someone can be malnourished for a long or short period of time, and the condition may be mild or severe. Malnutrition can affect a person's physical and mental health. People who are suffering from malnutrition are more likely to get sick; in very severe cases, they may even die from its effects. Unfortunately, there are many people in the world who can't get enough to eat most of the time and are at risk of malnutrition. The World Health Organization says that hunger is a problem for one out of every seven people in the world. People who go hungry all the time and are malnourished don't develop normally. They don't grow as tall as they should (a condition referred to as stunted growth) and they are underweight as well. (People can also become underweight because they have an illness, and some people are underweight because of their genetic makeup.)

56. Home @ Meds & Food For Kids A nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of childhood malnutrition in Haiti and other developing countries. http://www.medsandfoodforkids.org

About Us How We Work About Haiti Resources for Professionals ... Donate Our mission is to save the lives of children dying of malnutrition in Haiti and other developing countries. We do this by providing children with medical services, education, and a new peanut butter product, fortified with nutritional supplements, that restores them to health within the family setting. Links

57. June 2005, Insights, Issue #56 Peru has the second highest malnutrition rate in South America. Stunted growth resulting from chronic nutritional deficiency and leading to diminished http://www.id21.org/insights/insights56/insights-iss56-art02.html

insights Issue #56 Make childhood poverty history Economic policy must recognise children ... Site map Educating women = healthier children? What is the best way to improve the health of a nation's children? Community healthcare facilities, water supplies and sewerage systems are traditional targets for public investment. Peru's experience suggests that improving women's education is just as important. Carlos Jesus is an eight year old, living in the Andean town of Huaraz in western Peru. His mother usually helps him with his homework in the evenings. His father is a teacher and works a long way from Huaraz coming home only at weekends. (Photo by: Paolo Aguilar/Young Lives) Peru has the second highest malnutrition rate in South America. Stunted growth resulting from chronic nutritional deficiency and leading to diminished intellectual capacity is common among children, particularly those from rural areas. There has been large investment in primary healthcare facilities over the last ten years, in an attempt to solve the problem. But usage of these facilities is low. Better education for women could be the solution, according to research from the Young Lives project in Peru. The project found that over 25 percent of children aged between 6 and 18 months were stunted and chronically malnourished and that this was more prevalent among rural children. Mothers living in rural areas have an average of four years schooling compared to nine years if they live in urban areas. This implies that a mother's educational level directly affects a child's nutritional status. The more educated the mother is, the healthier the child (see figure below). In areas with many educated mothers, the entire community's health improves because the mothers share health advice and information. In households where mothers are less educated improved public services, such as sewerage facilities, improve child health.

58. Division Of Gastroenterology - UMass Medical School Clinical research includes studies on therapies for viral hepatitis, malnutrition, obstructive pancreaticbiliary disease, and effects of aging on gastrointestinal function. http://www.umassmed.edu/gastro/

directory contacts index this section only Gastro Home Research Fellowships Faculty ... division of gastroenterology Welcome to the Division of Gastroenterology's website Dominic Nompleggi, MD - Division Chief Gastroenterology is a specialty involved in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases of the luminal GI tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum) liver, gallbladder and pancreas. The Gastroenterology division at UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to excellence in patient care, research and medical education. Our staff is committed to providing the highest quality of care to individuals as well as to the community. We strive to advance patient care through excellence in clinical, basic and translational research, and to educate future health care professionals. The high standards set by the division and the scope of services available ensure that patients will receive the best care possible for a wide variety of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. As a tertiary referral center, we offer expertise in all areas of clinical GI, hepatology and adult nutrition. Our dedicated clinical staff is a caring team of specialized doctors, nurses, technicians, and other ancillary personnel who are committed to improving the health and well being of patients with a variety of gastrointestinal and liver disorders. In addition to addressing specific medical needs, we promote health through preventive care, cancer screening, and by providing education, allowing the patient to better understand their disease process.

59. HarvestPlus Micronutrient Malnutrition - Zinc countries suffer from an insidious form of hunger known as micronutrient malnutrition. Micronutrient malnutrition is caused by poor quality diets, http://www.harvestplus.org/micronut.html

Home About HarvestPlus Research Micronutrient Malnutrition ... Vitamin A Micronutrient Malnutrition What is Micronutrient Malnutrition? Billions of people in developing countries suffer from an insidious form of hunger known as micronutrient malnutrition. Micronutrient malnutrition is caused by poor quality diets, characterized by high intakes of staple but low consumption of animal and fish products, fruits, legumes, and vegetables, which are rich sources of bioavailable minerals and vitamins. As such, most of the malnourished are those who cannot obtain these foods from their own production. Even mild levels of micronutrient malnutrition may damage cognitive development, lower disease resistance in children, and reduce the likelihood that mothers survive childbirth. The cost of these deficiencies in terms of lives lost and quality of life are staggering. Iron Zinc Vitamin A Back to top ^ ... CGIAR

60. HarvestPlus Micronutrient Malnutrition - Vitamin A Micronutrient malnutrition. Vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for sight and cell differentiation. Deficiency results in night blindness and ultimately http://www.harvestplus.org/vita.html

Home About HarvestPlus Research Micronutrient Malnutrition ... Vitamin A Micronutrient Malnutrition Vitamin A Vitamin A is essential for sight and cell differentiation. Deficiency results in night blindness and ultimately blindness, growth retardation, damage of mucous membrane tracts, and reproductive disorders. Children with vitamin A deficiency are often deficient in multiple micronutrients and are likely to be anemic, have impaired growth, and be at increased risk of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as diarrheal diseases and measles. Pregnant women with vitamin A deficiency may be at increased risk of mortality. Some 127 million preschool children are vitamin A deficient, which is about one-quarter of all preschool children in high-risk regions of the developing world. Globally, approximately 4.4 million preschool-age children have visible eye damage due to vitamin A deficiency. Annually, between 250,000 and 500,000 preschool children go blind from this deficiency, and about two-thirds die within months of going blind.

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