plenty of fruit and vegetables. plenty of starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes, pasta. some milk and diary foods or non-dairy alternatives. some sources of protein, such as meat, fish, eggs and beans.
The cumulative proportion of recovery was 0.6% at 2 months, 17.5% at 3 months, 49.5% and 78% at 5 and 6 months, respectively (Figure 2).
Common Indian superfoods include turmeric, coconut, amla, carrom seeds, and moringa.
Eggs are almost pure protein, of very high quality. They also provide virtually the entire Adequate Intake, for young children, of vitamin B12 and choline.
The best way to prevent malnutrition is to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Try not to miss or skip meals and aim to eat three small meals a day and two to three snacks a day if your appetite is poor. Take drinks after your meal, not before or during as that can fill you up.
Malnutrition Warning Signs
Lack of muscle mass. Swollen stomach (called Kwashiorkor) Fatigue and low energy levels. Lack of growth and low body weight (in children)
Undernutrition may look like: Low body weight, prominent bones, depleted fat and muscle. Thin arms and legs with edema (swelling with fluid) in your belly and face. Stunted growth and intellectual development in children.
Disease and malnutrition
Unsafe water can cause diarrhoea, which can prevent children from getting the nutrients they need to survive, ultimately leading to malnutrition.
Treatment. Patients who cannot or will not eat or who are unable to absorb nutrients taken by mouth may be fed intravenously (parenteral nutrition) or through a tube inserted into the gastrointestinal tract (enteral nutrition).
If untreated, malnutrition can lead to mental or physical disability, illness, and possibly death.
Treatment for malnutrition depends on the underlying cause and how malnourished a person is. You may be treated at home or in a care home by a dietitian or other healthcare professional. In some cases, you might need to go into hospital.
Malnutrition (undernutrition) is caused by a lack of nutrients, either as a result of a poor diet or problems absorbing nutrients from food.
Those who are particularly susceptible to malnutrition include older adults and adults experiencing a chronic health illness such as cancer or arthritis. The good news is that malnutrition can be prevented and the effects can be reversed with proper nutritional restoration.
What's worse, when your body is consistently deprived of food, it can go into starvation mode, slowing your metabolism and making weight loss even more difficult. Eat more often. Instead of eating three square meals daily, eat small meals every three to four hours to keep your metabolism humming.
Symptoms of malnutrition
loss of appetite and lack of interest in food or fluids. unplanned weight loss - this might cause clothing, rings, watches or dentures to become loose. tiredness or low energy levels. reduced ability to perform everyday tasks like showering, getting dressed or cooking.
A few key signs of malnutrition indicate that it is time for a person to seek care from a doctor. These signs include: unexplained, unintentional weight loss of more than 5% in the last 3–6 months.
Clinical signs and symptoms of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) include the following: Poor weight gain. Slowing of linear growth. Behavioral changes - Irritability, apathy, decreased social responsiveness, anxiety, and attention deficits.
If a person continues not to eat, they can have slurred speech, confusion, syncope (fainting), or seizures. Prolonged lack of nutrition can lead to severe weight loss, fatigue, depression, and stomach issues.
Muscle function. Weight loss due to depletion of fat and muscle mass, including organ mass, is often the most obvious sign of malnutrition. Muscle function declines before changes in muscle mass occur, suggesting that altered nutrient intake has an important impact independent of the effects on muscle mass.
In our study, beneficial effects of milk on malnourished children were evident, particularly in combating stunting and thinness, and it also had a positive impact on cognitive skills in school children.