Search results for "Malnutrition" - New World Encyclopedia

is set up, there is moderate or severe malnutrition as a result of war, drought ... level of a true famine, protein-energy malnutrition is most common among young ...

* Malnutrition, dehydration and related diseases. * Famine due to lack of water for irrigation. * Social unrest. * Mass migration, resulting in ...

due to the combined effects of disease, malnutrition, and slavery. Antigua ... European and African diseases, malnutrition, and slavery eventually ...

of cases occur in children suffering from severe malnutrition, usually resulting from famine or starvation during the early stages of childhood. ...

swollen due to Kwashiorkor or severe protein malnutrition.]] views or actions, hunger, starvation, malnutrition, human trafficking, and ...

to have some of the world's highest malnutrition rates and is a constant focus for humanitarian crusades. ==Related topics== *Conflicts in ...

of juvenile skeletons with evidence of malnutrition during the sixth century. Other nearby centers like Cholula, Xochicalco, and Cacaxtla attempted ...

host by stealing vital nutrients, causing malnutrition, and anemia, and multiple infections can cause intestinal blockages. Taenia solium (pork ...

members of a workhouse often suffered from malnutrition. In the 1850s the then vicar of Stoughton and Racton in West Sussex wrote to the Guardians ...

WFP strives to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the need for food aid - "Zero Hunger." ...

female resilience under the pressure of malnutrition, and that women are more ... year. The impact was more so of wide spread malnutrition. ...

Malnutrition affects approximately two-thirds of the country's ... Nearly one-third of children are underweight. Malnutrition and micronutrient ...

determining IQ in certain situations. Malnutrition correlates with lower ... intelligence, except in cases of severe malnutrition. The task force ...

a liar, a charge that hurts her even more than malnutrition and cold, but Miss Temple, the headmistress Jane admires, later clears her of these charges ...

changes, the population suffered malnutrition and food shortages while ... suffering from the long term effects of malnutrition. Yet Kim's lifestyle ...

tract, resulting in malabsorption and malnutrition. In addition, difficulties ... CF because of increased fecal volume, malnutrition, and increased intra–abdominal ...

symptomatic, with mild anemia and malnutrition being common in endemic areas. Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama's fever) may occur weeks after ...

However, a widespread problem of malnutrition soon arose wherever maize was introduced. This was a mystery since these types of malnutrition ...

of the intestine and he also suffered from malnutrition. He lived in constant pain, until his death on March 15, 1937, in Providence. ...

35,000 children die each day due to hunger and malnutrition. ===China=== In 2003, the Chinese World News estimated there to be more than 100,000 ...

vomiting induced by coughing fits can lead to malnutrition. The fits that do occur on their own can also be triggered by yawning, stretching, laughing ...

Environment of Growth, Development, and Malnutrition in Guatemala City. Boulder, CO: Westview Press,1995. ISBN 978-0813386331. * Offit, Thomas ...

their scarcity resulted in hunger and malnutrition. The result was a mounting ... and subject to diseases related to malnutrition and poor hygiene. According ...

general experience, however, was one of malnutrition, disease, and varying ... men, women, and children suffered from malnutrition and poor sanitation. The ...

about one out of five Yemenis suffer from malnutrition. Agriculture employs more than half the labor force, but only about 6 percent of the land is ...

syndrome can result from long-term alcoholism or malnutrition. The vast majority of amnesic patients are chronic alcoholics. It is caused by brain damage ...

up in cells, and who were suffering from malnutrition and possibly due to the use of drugs. At the group's nearby heliport, firemen discovered ...

died very quickly from disease and malnutrition. The prisoners would arrive at Saint-Laurent du Maroni before being transported to various camps ...

thousands started dying of frostbite, malnutrition and disease. ... where most of them died of overwork and malnutrition. A handful of senior officers ...

of incisors due to injury or malnutrition, resulting in overgrowth and possible injury to the roof of the mouth; injuries from being dropped ...

to food shortages resulting in starvation and malnutrition. Following the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the United States accused Osama bin Laden ...

benefits that come with it, may cause malnutrition and illness, and are major sources of mental stress and loss of self-esteem which may lead ...

access to safe drinking water, and child malnutrition is a serious problem. ==Culture== Malawi is known as the "Warm Heart of Africa."|right ...

from European diseases or forced labor and malnutrition at the missions in the eighteenth century, while many remaining members assimilated with Spanish ...

Extreme production quotas, malnutrition, harsh elements, inadequate housing, hygiene, and medical care, as well as brutal treatment by camp officials ...

food or earn money to feed themselves, and malnutrition and starvation became widespread. Approximately 500,000 Sudanese are believed to have fled ...

or use of impure water, can contribute to malnutrition and disease. Additionally, since the formula was no longer free after leaving the hospital ...

no signs of any major infectious disease or malnutrition during childhood. He was slight of build, and was roughly 170 cm (5'7") tall. He had ...

enduring torture, neglect, and malnutrition at the hands of the KPA. DPRK naval forces attacked and seized their unarmed electronic surveillance ...

time in a German labor camp. Suffering from malnutrition, Hepburn developed acute anemia, respiratory problems, and edema. In a 1991 interview ...

rabbit starvation, and it is the form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (specifically rabbit) coupled with a lack ...

had open sores and whose belly was bloated from malnutrition, and he'd sit and touch and hold those babies. I didn't do that! But he did."Reitzes ...

in milk production which helped to combat malnutrition, especially among young children. Gandhi's economic policies, while socialistic, brought ...

shortage of food. Food deprivation leads to malnutrition and ultimately starvation. Rationing is sometimes used to distribute food in times of shortage ...

needles still embedded in his arms and severe malnutrition. The first doctor to examine him diagnosed the cause of Hughes' death as neglect. While ...

of the Soviet Union. Many died of disease and malnutrition. Since the 1980s late, about 250,000 Crimean Tatars have returned to their homeland in the Crimea ...

laboring population brought overcrowding, malnutrition, and epidemics. Glasgow soon replaced it as the largest and most prosperous city in Scotland, becoming ...

Soviet Union. He admitted that there was "malnutrition" but denied famine. He was criticized for his subsequent denial of the widespread famine ...

that the many deaths in the country were due to malnutrition, and hence poverty, not HIV. [http://www.afrol.com/articles/21094 "Sack SA Health ...

was decimated by more than half through malnutrition and disease as well as warfare itself. López committed atrocities against his own people ...

of the poorest who faced a daily struggle with malnutrition. ... * Widespread famine and malnutrition, which increased the likelihood ...

quarters of all Haitians cause problems such as malnutrition, infectious and parasitic diseases, an infant mortality rate that is the highest in the Western ...

sexual activity rates, a key side-effect of malnutrition. The scale of that effect on population numbers was not fully recognized until studies done ...

this clinical expression. In addition, malnutrition and possible prior exposure to other environmental mycobacteria may play a role in development ...

meals and suffering from poor health due to malnutrition and poor sanitation. The degree of risk is considered very high of contracting food or waterborne ...

many succumbed to malaria, tuberculosis, and malnutrition, and finally in 1894, to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, remaining prisoners of war until 1913. Geronimo ...

of digestive disturbances and may lead to malnutrition. Problems with the esophagus can lead to food regurgitating into the lungs, causing cough ...

of human bones from this late period indicates malnutrition of the Norse population. It has been suggested that cultural practices, such as spurning fish ...

to treat people who are HIV-positive, malnutrition, and bad water (Duesberg and Rasnick, 1998). ==Symptoms== [[Image:hiv-timecourse.png|right ...

by battle deaths, combat injuries, malnutrition, and tropical diseases, the 2nd Division was incapable of further offensive action and would ...

may have died in custody as a consequence of malnutrition, exposure to the elements, and lack of medical care, losses were small when compared to the ...

milk and meals to children in order to fight malnutrition. Adult education centres, vocational and technical schools were also organized for adults ...

war made the winter of 1944-1945 one in which malnutrition and starvation were rife among the Dutch population. After the war the Dutch economy prospered ...

traveled to Petrograd, recuperating from malnutrition and scurvy caused by having been fed dried fish almost exclusively. Still, his spirits were high. ...

of the 1960s World War II, and malnutrition in Africa and Asia as further indicators of the impending endtimes. Considering all these factors ...

greater death toll in Japan from famine and malnutrition than actually occurred in the attacks. "Immediately after the defeat, some estimated that ...

starving to death every year. Childhood malnutrition is also common and contributes ... Update on the prevalence of malnutrition among children in Asia ...

to food shortages resulting in starvation and malnutrition. The lack of investment during this time, particularly in the south, meant a generation lost ...

disease, habitat destruction, senescence, malnutrition, and accidents. The principal causes of death in developed countries are diseases related to aging ...

and the incidence of tuberculosis and malnutrition is high among inmates. Violence against women is frequent, and Tajikistan is a source and ...

weight and eating disorders, allergies, malnutrition, and neoplastic diseases. * Pathology as a science is the study of disease—the causes ...

death from dust pneumonia and the effects of malnutrition. Over a twenty-year period ending in 1950, the state saw its only decline in population ...

on the canal, 125,000 of whom perished due to malnutrition, fatigue and disease, especially cholera. Shortly before its completion in 1869, Isma'il ...

of food. This led to a chronic malnutrition in the general population. ==Human Sacrifice== [[File:Codex Magliabechiano (141 cropped).jpg|200px ...

and intestinal diseases are endemic, and malnutrition is widespread. Poverty, poor hygiene, and lack of health care contribute to this. There are ...

The fighting resulted in a humanitarian crisis. Child malnutrition in southern Somalia is as high as 25 percent, and hundreds of thousands of ...

and protein are inadequate, protein-calorie malnutrition occurs. ===Fatty acids=== Although most fatty acids can be manufacture by the body from ...

died in June as a result of diseases caused by malnutrition and Spanish flu, 5,000 in July, 2,200 in August, and 1,000 in September. The mortality rate ...

numbers take into account those killed by war, malnutrition, and a cholera epidemic that raged during the war. Matthew Smallman-Raynor and Andrew ...

at the camp, but 10,000 died from disease or malnutrition within a few weeks of liberation. ===Rescuers=== [[Image:Raoul_Wallenberg.jpg|right ...

based protein supplement to fight hunger and malnutrition, organizing numerous interfaith conferences to foster cooperation among religions, proposing ...

a driver for the Reeds) also died, more from malnutrition than starvation. Franklin Graves fashioned 14 pairs of snowshoes out of oxbows and hide. A party ...

Medicine 297(5) (1977): 241–245. older age, malnutrition,R. Chandra, "Reduced secretory antibody response to live attenuated measles and poliovirus ...

battles high levels of poverty, persistent malnutrition, and persistent conflict with Pakistanis in contested areas like Kashmir. India is a founding ...

fragile due to hunting and trapping, malnutrition, disease, and conflict with humans. Considerable conservation efforts, however, have been dedicated ...

include humans (hunting, trapping, cars), malnutrition, and disease.T. Dewey and R. Fox, [https://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Procyon_lotor ...

scarce, resulting in high mortality due to malnutrition. Due to Madrid's history as a left-wing stronghold, the right-wing victors considered moving ...

years, with major food shortages, widespread malnutrition, and a lack of basic goods. Castro hoped for a restoration of Marxism-Leninism in the USSR ...

about 750,000 German civilians died from malnutrition. Even more died after the war, as the Allied blockade was not ended until the summer of 1919 ...