Starvation is the most dangerous form of malnutrition. Starvation is caused in many ways. For example‚ it can be caused by fasting‚ famine‚ anorexia nervosa‚ catastrophic disease of the GI Tract. The GI tract is known to be the tubular passage of the mucus membrane and muscle extended about 8 meters from the mouth to the anus. Also‚ starvation can be caused by having a stroke or being put into a coma. Starvation and malnutrition are a death sentence. When someone is anorexic or starving‚ their body
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QUESTION: How to address poor performance in your area of responsibility? What sort of innovation would you like to propose and implement? How do you address grievance? Poor staff performance and ’problem workers ’ are some of the trickiest things to be dealt with in the office. It ’s difficult to balance morale and productivity in the optimum way for office success‚ and as a result I often hear of managers turning a blind eye to poor staff performance‚ fearing that drawing attention to it
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Introduction :- Malnutrition is found to be a leading killer through out the world‚ with under nutrition in the developing world the main nutrition problem. The World Bank Estimate that India is ranked 2nd in the world of the number of children suffering from malnutrition after Bangladesh (1998)‚ where 47% of the Children exhibit a degree of malnutrition. India is one of the fastest growing country in terms of population and economic growth rate ‚ sitting at a population of near about 1200 million
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Dealing with poor performance: case study 1 This case study was published on 08/11/2011 on the XpertHR website (of which the University subscribes). It is written by Caroline Noblet an employment lawyer with solicitors Squire Sanders Hammonds and deals with poor performance. This looks at a situation in which a manager initially wants to consider dismissing an employee for her poor performance even though the employer has failed to address the poor performance to date. It is written in the context
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Addressing Malnutrition In South Africa. Gary Klugman South Africa is getting set to embark on a visionary National Food Fortification Program to address nutrient deficiencies. Scientists however‚ are beginning to question whether the program will actually achieve its objective of redressing nutrient deficiencies in children. Gary Klugman takes a look at the chemistry of the proposed national food fortification program and the anticipated efficaciousness. Get the facts and enter the debate. A
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MALNUTRITION IN INDIA India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies sitting on a population of 1.241 billion [1]. Yet still‚ since its independence in 1947 majority of Indian population is either at or below the National Poverty Line. According to a report by the World Bank‚ malnutrition in India is more common than in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than a third of malnourished children live in India. The number is almost 5 times higher than that of China. Malnutrition thus has alarming implications
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Many children in Africa do not get enough food to eat. They do not grow well‚ they become ill‚ many of them lose their lives or do not grow up as they should. Felicity S.K and Ann B. say that a child who doesn’t get enough food to cover his nutrients needs is malnourished. Undernourished children luck energy and protein so they develop protein energy malnutrition or PEM. Definition of terms The world malnutrition usually means PEM (protein energy malnutrition). Protein energy malnutrition is a
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development as well as to the survival of the child‚ malnutrition remains the main underlying factor for up to half of all deaths of children under five years of age in developing countries. Malnutrition affects physical growth‚ morbidity‚ mortality‚ cognitive development‚ reproduction‚ and physical work capacity‚ and it consequently impacts on human performance‚ health and survival. It is an underlying factor in many diseases for both children and adults‚ and is particularly prevalent in developing
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Malnutrition In The Philippines – How Will World Health Organization Deal With It? When you say malnutrition‚ it just means bad nutrition. Everyone who has bad nutrition usually does not have nutrients that a healthy body has. Poverty is the main cause if malnutrition because people are not able to eat the right kind of food they need. Lack of money means lack of food and lack of food can lead to malnutrition. Kids are usually the ones being affected by this condition‚ especially here in the Philippines
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defines malnutrition as “the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure growth‚ maintenance‚ and specific functions.” Women and children less than five years are the most adversely affected groups‚ malnutrition is globally the most important risk factor for illness and death‚ contributing to more than half of deaths in children worldwide; child malnutrition was associated with 54% of deaths in children in developing countries. Malnutrition causes
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