UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL PEDRO RUIZ GALLO FACULTAD DE MEDICINA HUMANA Profesor: Dr. Rosa Gonzáles Llontop Team: Campos Milian Leidy Jackelin Chavesta Manrique Xinthia Huamán Cueva Zoila Racchumí Nima Anita Luz Ramírez Armas Karina Paola Velásquez Espinal José Luis Medical English Group N° 6
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL PEDRO RUIZ GALLO
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA HUMANA
Profesor: Dr. Rosa Gonzáles Llontop
Team:
Campos Milian Leidy Jackelin Chavesta Manrique Xinthia Huamán Cueva Zoila Racchumí Nima Anita Luz Ramírez Armas Karina Paola Velásquez Espinal José Luis
Medical English
Group N° 6
Malnutrition in Peru´s Highland
Proper nutrition, in quantity and quality is key to good physical and intellectual development of children.
A child suffering
from malnutriti
on affected
their
Survival
Proper functioning
and development of their body
Cognitive and
intellectual developme
nt
INTRODUCTION 1
Malnutrition can be defined as the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients.
Socioeconomic status of families influence the likelihood that children suffer malnutrition.
What is malnutrition? 2
*ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Malnutrition is the gravest single threat to global public
health.
WHO adds that malnutrition during childhood usually results in worse health and lower educational achievements during adulthood.
What are the causes of malnutrition?
The malnutrition has multiple origins, but in our country are:
Poverty
IgnoranceHunger
causes more
importants
3
Lack of breastfeeding
Approximately 80% of malnourished children live in developing nations that actually produce food surpluses.