61. Vitamin Angel, Non-Profit International Assistance, Emergency Relief, Nutritiona Organization that fights malnutrition and childhood blindness worldwide by providing nutritional supplements, health education to communities that are medically underserved or at risk. Works in partnership with Direct Relief International. http://www.vitaminangel.com/

Vitamin Angel Alliance Sends Nutritional Supplies To Katrina Refugees Santa Barbara CA (PR WEB August 31, 2005 New Orleans and people affected in the surrounding states. Vitamin Angels in partnership with other relief organizations, local churches and emergency personnel is working to consolidate vitamin shipments in Texas that will begin being trucked in as early as next week. Miami NOW Vitamin Angel Alliance is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to providing basic nutrition and fighting vitamin A deficiency childhood blindness around the world since 1994. Last year Vitamin Angels donated 23.4 million supplements to people in need in 40 countries around the world. Vitamin Angel Alliance 1450 Orange Grove Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Phone: (805) 565- 9919; Fax: (805) 565-9916 EMAIL: info@vitaminangel.org Special Thanks to: And all of the other photographers who generously contributed their work. Site Design: Fat Eyes

62. 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.

63. 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.)

64. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 1, Ch. 2, Malnutrition The Merck Manual looks at this, the most severe form of malnutrition. Its causes, signs, symptoms and treatment are discussed. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter2/2b.htm

var locationOverride = "http://www.merck.com/pubs/"; This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 1. Nutritional Disorders Chapter 2. Malnutrition Topics [General] Starvation Protein-Energy Malnutrition Carnitine Deficiency ... Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency Starvation Structural and functional changes due to the total lack of intake of energy and essential nutrients. Starvation is the most severe form of malnutrition. It may result from fasting, famine, anorexia nervosa, catastrophic disease of the GI tract, stroke, or coma. The basic metabolic response to starvation is conservation of energy and body tissues. However, the body will mobilize its own tissues as a source of energy, which results in the destruction of visceral organs and muscle and in extreme shrinkage of adipose tissue. Total starvation is fatal in 8 to 12 wk. Symptoms and Signs In adult volunteers who fasted for 30 to 40 days, weight loss was marked (25% of initial weight), metabolic rate decreased, and the rate and amount of tissue protein breakdown decreased by about 30%. In more prolonged starvation, weight loss may reach 50% in adults and possibly more in children. Loss of organ weight is greatest in the liver and intestine, moderate in the heart and kidneys, and least in the nervous system. Emaciation is most obvious in areas where prominent fat depots normally exist. Muscle mass shrinks and bones protrude. The skin becomes thin, dry, inelastic, pale, and cold. The hair is dry and sparse and falls out easily.

65. The State Of The World's Children 1998 What is malnutrition? Photo Three sisters at a health centre in Haiti. 6). In children, malnutrition is synonymous with growth failure malnourished http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/panel2.htm

Home UNICEF in Action Highlights Information Resources ... About UNICEF Panel 2 What is Malnutrition? Photo: Three sisters at a health centre in Haiti. Malnutrition is usually the result of a combination of inadequate dietary intake and infection (Fig. 6). In children, malnutrition is synonymous with growth failure - malnourished children are shorter and lighter than they should be for their age. To get a measure of malnutrition in a population, young children can be weighed and measured and the results compared to those of a 'reference population' known to have grown well. Meas uring weight and height is the most common way of assessing malnutrition in populations. Although many people still refer to growth failure as 'protein-energy malnutrition,' or PEM, it is now recognized that poor growth in children results not only from a deficiency of protein and energy but also from an inadequate intake of vital minerals (such as iron, zinc and iodine) and vitamins (such as vitamin A), and often essential fatty acids as well. These minerals are needed in tiny quantities, on the order of a few thousandths of a gram or less each day. They are con sequently called micronutrients. Mi cro nutrients are needed for the production of enzymes, hormones and other substances that are required to regulate biological pro cesses leading to growth, activity, development and the functioning of the immune and reproductive systems. All of the minerals that the body needs - calcium, phosphorous, iron, zinc, iodine, sodium, potassium and magnesium, for example - have to come either from the food we eat or from supplements. While the body manufactures many of the complex organic molecules it needs from simpler building blocks, the vitamins - A, the B complex, C and so on - are not synthesized. Vitamin D is exceptional in that it can be made in the skin, providing a person has sufficient exposure to direct sunlight.

66. The State Of The World's Children 1998 malnutrition is a complex condition that can involve multiple, The very high rates of child malnutrition and low birthweight throughout much of South http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/fs01.htm

Home UNICEF in Action Highlights Information Resources ... About UNICEF Malnutrition: Causes In as many as 35 of the poorest countries, 30-50 per cent of the population may have no access to health services at all. More than 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and some 2.9 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. The result is the spread of infectious diseases, including childhood diarrhoea, which in turn are major causes of malnutrition. Each year, diarrhoeal dehydration claims the lives of 2.2 million children under five in developing countries. Inadequate care for children and women is an underlying cause of malnutrition only recently recognized in all its harmful ramifications. Good hygiene in and around the home and in handling food reduces the risk of illness. Care also includes all interaction between parent and child that helps children develop emotionally as well as physically. Several studies have found that malnourished children who were stimulated verbally and cognitively had higher growth rates than those who were not. Discrimination against women and girls is an important basic cause of malnutrition. The very high rates of child malnutrition and low birthweight throughout much of South Asia are linked to such factors as women's poor access to education and their low levels of participation in paid employment, compared with other regions.

67. Malnutrition The report highlights the size of the malnutrition problem in the Developing World, and outlines the consequences for human and economic development. http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/081538f9866f4becfbb8a8ddfa0a7052.html

low graphics malnutrition other: feeding hunger nutrition 4th report on the world nutrition situation : January 2000 Produced in January 2000 by the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination, Sub-Committee on Nutrition (ACC/SCN), in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The main theme of this report is nutrition throughout the life cycle, and it covers foetal development as well as pre-school, school, and adult undernutrition. The report highlights the size of the malnutrition problem in the Developing World, and outlines the consequences for human and economic development. This 132 page report is provided in PDF, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. trends nutrition malnutrition life cycle ... Feeding minds Feeding Minds is a teaching resource aimed at communicating world problems of hunger and malnutrition. It is split into primary, intermediate, and secondary school age groups with extensive model lesson plans, handouts and case studies for each. All study levels contain objectives, concepts and activities on the key topics of "What are hunger and malnutrition, and who are the hungry? Why are people hungry and malnourished? and What can we do to help end hunger?" The project is sponsored by a range of organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the American Federation of Teachers. It is Available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Portugese, Russian, Spanish and Swahili. teaching materials malnutrition learning hunger ... food Last modified: 09 Sep 2005

68. Novartis Medical Nutrition U.S. - Article Detail malnutrition AND BENEFITS OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION AND CALORIC Studies have demonstrated a high incidence of malnutrition in patients in http://www.novartisnutrition.com/us/articleDetail?id=1305

69. Malnutrition malnutrition means a person s body is not getting enough nutrients. The condition may result from an inadequate or unbalanced diet, digestive difficulties, http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000404.html

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70. ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Child Malnutrition Rates In North Korea Fall, B BEIJING, 7 March 2005 – malnutrition rates among children in the Democratic People’s Childhood malnutrition rates varied significantly by region, http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/0/8F9396CB139CDAED85256FBD005B0D4E?OpenDocum

71. ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Children Suffering Acute Levels Of Malnutrition Children suffering acute levels of malnutrition in Niger. malnutrition and mortality rates are critically high among children under five in the regions of http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6EP927?OpenDocument&Click=

72. Malnutrition Overview of what malnutrition is, its signs and symptoms, and related tests. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/malnutrition.html

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73. UN Monitor War On Iraq Has Doubled Malnutrition Among Iraqi Children malnutrition among the youngest Iraqis has almost doubled since the USled Acute malnutrition rates among Iraqi children under five rose late last year http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0331-08.htm

Home Newswire About Us Donate ... Archives Headlines Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article Published on Thursday, March 31, 2005 by the Associated Press UN Monitor: War on Iraq Has Doubled Malnutrition Among Iraqi Children GENEVA The war in Iraq and its aftermath have almost doubled malnutrition rates among Iraqi children, a UN specialist on hunger has told the world's major human rights body. An Iraqi mother waits for treatment with her daughter, who is suffering from diarrhea, in the waiting room of the General Teaching Hospital for Children in Baghdad, Iraq, in this June 3, 2004 photo. Malnutrition among the youngest Iraqis has almost doubled since the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, a hunger specialist told the U.N. human rights body Wednesday March 30, 2005 in a summary of previously reported studies on health in Iraq. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) Acute malnutrition rates among Iraqi children under five rose late last year to 7.7 per cent from four per cent after the ouster of President Saddam Hussein in April 2003, said Jean Ziegler, the UN Human Rights Commission's special expert on the right to food. Malnutrition, which is exacerbated by a lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation, is a major child-killer in poor countries. Children who manage to survive are usually physically and mentally impaired for the rest of their lives and more vulnerable to disease.

74. Malnutrition In Iraq - What The New UNICEF Study Shows According to the figures, over the last two years chronic malnutrition has declined by 23%, and acute malnutrition has declined by almost 50%. http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1122-03.htm

Home Newswire About Us Donate ... Archives Featured Views Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article Published on Friday, November 22, 2002 by CommonDreams.org Malnutrition in Iraq - What the New UNICEF Study Shows by Ramzi Kysia UNICEF just released statistics showing a significant improvement in the nutritional status of children in Iraq. According to the figures, over the last two years chronic malnutrition has declined by 23%, and acute malnutrition has declined by almost 50%. The improvement is visible. At the hospitals I’ve visited, particularly in Central and Northern Iraq, wasting diseases such as kwashiorkor and marasmus are no longer pandemic. And while doctors throughout Iraq continue to report shortages in essential medicines and equipment, pediatric cancers have replaced malnutrition as their chief complaint. Despite these improvements - UNICEF figures show that over 1 in 5 Iraqi children remain malnourished. Our work isn’t over yet. There are several reasons why malnutrition has declined - almost all due to busting sanctions. One reason is, fairly obviously, because more food is available. In December 1999, the UN lifted the limit it had placed on Iraqi oil sales through the Oil-for-Food program, and in early 2000 exempted food from the security review process. This allowed Iraq to import more food, more quickly, and distribute it to families in need. Of the $24.2 billion in supplies Iraq has been allowed to import under the Oil-for-Food program to date, almost $10 billion has arrived in just the last year - allowing the Iraqi government to increase the food ration they provide to everyone in Iraq.

75. AllRefer Health - Malnutrition (Nutrition - Inadequate) malnutrition (Nutrition Inadequate) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, http://health.allrefer.com/health/malnutrition-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Malnutrition Malnutrition Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Alternate Names : Nutrition - Inadequate Definition Malnutrition means a person's body is not getting enough nutrients. The condition may result from an inadequate or unbalanced diet, digestive difficulties, absorption problems, or other medical conditions. Food Guide Pyramid Malnutrition can occur because of the lack of a single vitamin in the diet, or it can be because the person isn't getting enough food. Starvation is a form of malnutrition. Malnutrition can also occur when nutrients ARE adequately consumed in the diet, but one or more nutrients are not digested or absorbed properly. Malnutrition may be mild enough to show no symptoms or so severe that the damage it has done is irreversible even though the individual may be kept alive.

76. IFPRI 2020 Brief 6 Malnutrition And Food Insecurity Projections IFPRI 2020 Vision Brief 6, malnutrition and Food Insecurity Projections, 2020, by Marito Garcia. http://www.ifpri.org/2020/briefs/number06.htm

2020 Vision Brief 6, October 1994 Malnutrition and Food Insecurity Projections, 2020 by Marito Garcia The Nutrition-Health Connection Future Trends If trends in the 1980s persist, it is likely that the number of children with PEM will increase by the year 2000; it is expected to remain at about 200 million by year 2020 despite the projected decline in fertility rates (Figure 1) . Two projections into the futurea pessimistic scenario and an optimistic scenarioare mapped based on historical trends. Projections of absolute numbers of malnourished children account for the future trends in fertility, but do not consider possible breakthroughs in food production or for disasters such as the uncontrolled spread of AIDS. The optimistic scenario is built around the "best five-year" historical trends between 1975 and 1990, whereas the pessimistic scenario is based on the "worst five-year" historical trends over the same period. Thus, one could say that "if the trends in 1990 to 2020 are like the rates of improvement in 1975 to 1980, then we will see a reduction in malnourished from . . . . " A similar scenario-building approach was used in the Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation (1992) for year 2000 projections; the trend line is extended to the year 2020 for purposes of the present exercise. The projections indicate that a satisfactory nutrition situation will not be realized unless new approaches are tried. The best-case ("optimistic") scenario shows that by year 2020 there would be about 100 million preschool children with PEM. The potentiating effects of malnutrition will likely be responsible for roughly 56 million child deaths in this scenario. The projections show that the goal of reducing child malnutrition prevalence by half by year 2000 set by the World Summit for Children (1990) and the International Conference on Nutrition (1992) will not be attained by 2020 even using the best-case scenario. The worst-case ("pessimistic") scenario looks grim. The proportion of underweight children would likely rise to about 200 million by year 2000.

77. Overcoming Child Malnutrition In Developing Countries Past IFPRI s 2020 Vision Brief No. 64 Overcoming Child malnutrition in Developing Countries Past Achievements and Future Choices by Lisa Smith and Lawrence http://www.ifpri.org/2020/briefs/number64.htm

IFPRI Home 2020 Vision Publications and Resources Catalog Briefs 2020 Brief No. 64 Overcoming Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: Past Achievements and Future Choices Lisa C. Smith and Lawrence Haddad February 2000 In 1995, 167 million children under five years old—almost one-third of developing-country children—were malnourished. Malnutrition causes a great deal of human suffering, and it is a violation of a child’s human rights. It is associated with more than half of all deaths of children worldwide. People who survive a malnourished childhood are less physically and intellectually productive and suffer from more chronic illness and disability. The costs to society are enormous. Eradicating malnutrition remains a tremendous public policy challenge. Which types of interventions will have the greatest impact in reducing child malnutrition? The study on which this brief is based uses national data for 63 countries over 1970–96 to explore this question. DETERMINANTS OF CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS REDUCTIONS IN CHILD MALNUTRITION DURING Between 1970 and 1995, the number of malnourished children declined by 37 million, from 204 million to 167 million, while the prevalence of malnutrition (as measured by weight below the norm) in the developing world as a whole fell from 46.5 percent to 31 percent, about 15 percentage points in all (see the table). Progress in reducing malnutrition has varied greatly from one region to another. The prevalence of malnutrition has declined the fastest in South Asia (by 23 percentage points) and slowest in Sub-Saharan Africa (4 percentage points). The number of malnourished children has declined most sharply in East Asia (from 78 to 38 million). The situation is particularly troubling in Sub-Saharan Africa where the number of malnourished children has increased by 70 percent. Since 1970, the prevalence has decreased in 35 developing countries, held steady in 15, and increased in 12, with most of the countries with increases in Sub-Saharan Africa.

78. Iraqi Children Malnutrition Doubled After U.S. Invasion - cent of children under the age of 5 in Iraq suffered from acute malnutrition. malnutrition, a disease which is exacerbated by the lack of clean water http://aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7624

79. Preventing Micronutrient Malnutrition A Guide To Food-based Approaches - Why Pol Magnitude, causes and consequences of micronutrient malnutrition Measures to prevent and control micronutrient malnutrition http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/x0245e/x0245e00.htm

Preventing micronutrient malnutrition a guide to food-based approaches - Why policy makers should give priority to food-based strategies prepared by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and International Life Sciences Institute The use of trade names and commercial sources in this document is for purposes of identification only, and does not imply endorsement by ILSI. In addition, the views expressed herein are those of the individual authors and/or their organizations, and do not necessarily reflect those of ILSI. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ILSI PRESS International Life Sciences Institute 1126 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-4810 ISBN 0-944398-94-4 Printed in the United States of America Contents Preface Introduction Magnitude, causes and consequences of micronutrient malnutrition

80. SPECIAL REPORT: FAO/WFP FOOD SUPPLY AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENT MISSION TO IRAQ IN As a consequence, food shortages and malnutrition became progressively severe and chronic in There was a peak in malnutrition between 12 and 23 months. http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/w6519e/w6519e00.htm

GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SPECIAL REPORT FAO/WFP FOOD SUPPLY AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENT MISSION TO IRAQ 3 October 1997 1. OVERVIEW 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. 3. FOOD PRODUCTION 4. FOOD SUPPLY/DEMAND SITUATION ... 6. Emergency Food Assistance 1. OVERVIEW An FAO/WFP Food Supply and Nutrition Assessment Mission visited Iraq between 9 June and 8 July 1997 with the main objective of assessing the current food supply and nutrition situation, particularly in the context of the recently implemented Security Council Resolution (SCR) 986. The Mission followed a similar FAO/WFP assessment in 1995 and based its evaluation on discussions with Government Ministries and Departments, UN System Organizations, bilateral agencies and NGOs and on field visits throughout the country. Prior to the Gulf war in 1990, Iraq had one of the highest per caput food availabilities in the region, due to its relative prosperity and capacity to import large quantities of food, which met up to two-thirds of food requirements. The imposition of UN sanctions in August 1990 have, however, significantly constrained Iraq’s ability to earn foreign currency needed to import sufficient quantities of food to meet needs. As a consequence, food shortages and malnutrition became progressively severe and chronic in the 1990s. Widespread starvation was avoided due to an effective public rationing system, which provided minimum quantities of food to the population.

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