Health - Malnutrition

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  • Created on: 03-05-13 13:45
Malnutrition is...
when the food a person eats does not give them the nutrients they need to maintain good health
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Malnutrition occurs when...
someone does not eat enough food or has a poor diet that gives them the wrong balance of the basic food groups
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How many people are effected by malnutrition in the UK?
2 million
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4 groups most at risk of malnutrition...
elderly, low incomes/ socially isolated, people with chronic long term disorders (anorexia nervosa) , people recovering from serious illness eg stroke
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Malnutrition can threaten...
a child's education and the development of the world's most vulnerable countries
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How many children suffer wasting as a result of malnutrition?
115 million
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How many people are over weight world wide?
1.5 billion
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Children in Mexico are top of the world's...
obesity charts
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Mexico has the largest number of...
overweight adults in the world
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How much did Mexico spend to treat illnesses linked to excess weight and obesity in 2009?
3.24 billion!
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How many hours per week of exercise a week were there in Mexican public schools?
1 and a half or less
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In the Uk how much does health care for malnourishment cost?
£13 billion per year
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How many are suffering from or at risk of malnutrition in the Uk?
3 million
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What are the %ages for malnutrition in certain accommodations?
93% living at home or in sheltered accomodation, 5% in care homes and 3% in hospitals and other NHS settings
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