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Importance of Nutrition In Community

Dr Sajida Naseem Assistant Professor Community & Family Medicine. Importance of Nutrition In Community. What is Nutrition? Need to Study?. Session Objectives. To highlight the importance of nutrition in relation to health To enlist the common nutritional problems in Pakistan

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Importance of Nutrition In Community

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  1. Dr SajidaNaseem Assistant Professor Community & Family Medicine Importance of Nutrition In Community

  2. What is Nutrition? Need to Study?

  3. Session Objectives • To highlight the importance of nutrition in relation to health • To enlist the common nutritional problems in Pakistan • To familiarize with National statistics related to nutrition National Nutrition Survey - 2011

  4. Importance of Nutrition Health & Disease

  5. Balanced Diet – Prudent Diet, WHO • Dietary fats< 30%, Saturated Fats – 10% energy intake • Proteins 15-20% • >50% calories should come from carbohydrate rich in fibre, not much refined carbohydrates • Salt intake <5g/day • Junk food intake to be reduced • Sources rich in energy as fats and alcohol should be restricted

  6. National Nutrition Survey - 2011 • Knowledge • Iron • Zinc • Vitamin A • Vitamin D • Vitamin B • Iodine ranged from 6% -24%

  7. Nutritional Problems in Pakistan • Malnutrition • Iron Deficiency • Iodine Deficiency • Vitamin A Deficiency • Vitamin D Deficiency • Vitamin B12 Deficiency • Zinc Deficiency • Calcium Deficiency • Fluorine Deficiency

  8. Food Insecurity • National Level: 58% • Without hunger: 28.4% • Moderate hunger: 19.8% • Severe hunger: 9.8%

  9. Food Insecurity – Provincial Data

  10. Nutritional Assessment • Clinical Examination • Anthropometry • Micronutrient Deficiency • Biochemical Analysis

  11. Malnutrition • Under nutrition is a bigger challenge

  12. Malnutrition - Terminologies • Underweight Moderate: Below -2SD from median weight for age of reference population Severe: Below - 3SD from median weight for age • Wasting Moderate & Severe: below -2SD from median weight for height of reference population • Stunting Moderate & Severe: Below -2SD from median height for age of reference population

  13. Prevalence of Malnutrition in children

  14. National trends in Malnutrition

  15. Iodine Deficiency • Cause: Low levels of iodine in soil , high amount of refined foods. • Side effects: Mental retardation, Goitre • Daily requirement: 150micrograms / day

  16. Vitamin A Deficiency • Required for low light and colour vision • Deficiency results in Night Blindness • Sources: Carrots, liver, cod liver oil, broccoli, sweet potato, tomatoes • Daily requirement: 1300microgram /day in adults

  17. Vit A Deficiency in Children

  18. Vitamin D Deficiency • Results in Rickets in Children and Osteomalacia in adults. • Sources: Cod liver oil, Fish, Egg, milk, cheese, liver, beef.

  19. Anaemia & I DA

  20. Anemia Among Children

  21. Zinc Deficiency • Occurs in young children, pregnant women, Breast feeding mothers and elders • Signs: Compromised immune system, diarrhoea, hair loss, loss of appetite, skin rash, sleep disturbance, impaired cognitive and motor function • Sources: wheat, oats, egg, milk, nuts, meat

  22. Links for Research related to nutrition • http://scholar.google.com.pk/scholar?hl=en&as_ylo=2012&as_vis=1&q=nutrition+research+in+pakistan&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp= • http://www.pakmedinet.com/search_new.php?q=nutrition+related+research • http://www.aiou.edu.pk/FoodSite/INDEX.HTM

  23. THANKYOU

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