WorksheetsHEALTH 7- Q3 Practice- Signs and Symptoms of Malnutrition
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Malnutrition is a condition that results from a diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems.
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Micronutrient deficiency is the science that interprets the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.
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Obesity is a medical condition in which a person has too much body fat.
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Iron is needed for the production of thyroid hormone.
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Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) primarily affects children but the effects a last a lifetime and causes night blindness.
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Iodine deficiency is a condition in which the red blood cell count or hemoglobin is less than normal.
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Iodine deficiency disorder is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation.
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Iodine deficiency can lead to enlargement of the thyroid or goiter and hypothyroidism.
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Micronutrient deficiencies is a lack of essential vitamins and minerals required in small amounts by the body for proper growth and development.
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Vitamin A is an organic molecule that is an essential micronutrient which an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism.
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