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List the Importance of Adequate Nutrition
- Cell metabolism
- Muscle contraction, bone formation
- Nerve Conduction
- Heart Muscle conductivity
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Nutritional Disorders
- Insufficient intake
- Improper intake (vitamin deficiencies)
- excessive intake (obesity)
- Excessive and improper intake (alcholoism)
- Psycho - neurotic diesorders : anorexia bulemia
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Vitamin C Deficiency Signs & Symptoms
- Decrease formation of cement substance that holds epethilial cells together
- Ruptured Blood Vessels
- Small bruises, slow wound healing, bledding gums, teeth fall out, decreased ability to fight infection
- Green vegs, citrus fruits
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Vitamin A Deficiency Signs & Symptoms
- Night Blindness
- Decreased integrity of mucous membranes and increased infections of repiratory GI and urogenital tracts
- vegs, dairy and egg yolks
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Vitamin D Deficiency Signs & Symptoms
- Necessary for absorption of calcium from GI tract
- Kids: rickets - weak deformed bones
- Adults: osteomalacia - soft bones
- milk and sunlight
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Vitamin K Deficiency Signs & Symptoms
- Essential for blood clotting
- Can be destroyed by excessive use of antibiotics
- normal diet
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Decreased Calcium
- Decreased blood clotting and soft bones
- Too much calcium can lead to Kidney stones
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Decreased Poassium
Weak Muscles and irregular heart beat
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Decreased Sodium
decreased nerve conduction and decreased muscle contraction
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Decreased Iron
- anemia
- decreased hemoglobin
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Define Obesity
- Nutritional Disorder in which an abnormal amount of fat accumulates in adipose tissue
- Too much food and Too little Exercise
- 15%-20% greater than ideal body weight based on body type and height
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Effects of Obesity on Health
- Cariovascular: coronary artery disease, CHF
- Respiratory: Asthma, respiratory Difficulties
- Osteoarthritis: Increased wear and tear on Hips and Knees
- Liver Function: Leads to liver failure
- Increased risk of type 2 Diabetes
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Define Alcholism
an illness characterized by significant impairment that is directly assoc. with persistent and excessive use of alcohol. Results in physiological psychological and social dysfunction
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Signs and symtoms of Alcoholism
Flushed face, tremors of the mouth and tongue appears nervousm, c/o other digestive and motor problems
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The Effects of Alcholism
- CNS: in short tierm is a depressant, Long term- can lead to organic brain syndrome, neuropathy, Wiernek's encephalopathy, Korsakoff's psychoisis
- Digestive System: gastritis, ulcers, cirrhosis of the liver (yellow skin) pancreatitis, hepatic coma
- Cardiovascular System: Arhythemia, cardia failure
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Alcohol During Pregnancy
- can lead to alcohol syndrome
- child born suffering from withdrawal
- Symptoms: stiff. irritable, low muscle tone, motor delay and distint physical characteristics
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