PeH

• Malnutrition


  Deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients
• Groups of conditions under malnutrition


  • Undernutrition
  • Micronutrient-related malnutrition
  • Overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
• Undernutrition


  • Wasting
  • Stunting
  • Underweight
• Wasting


  Low weight-for-height, usually indicates recent and severe weight loss due to not having enough food and/or infectious disease
• Stunting


  Low height-for-age, result of chronic or recurrent undernutrition usually due to poor socioeconomic conditions, maternal health, frequent illness, and/or inappropriate feeding
• Underweight


  Low weight-for-age, a child may be stunted, wasted or both
• Micronutrient-related malnutrition


  • Inadequacies in intake of vitamins and minerals like iodine, vitamin A, and iron
• Micronutrients enable the body to produce enzymes, hormones and other substances essential for proper growth and development
• Iodine, Vitamin A, and Iron are the most important micronutrients in global public health terms, their deficiency represents a major threat to health and development
• Overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases

  • Overweight and obesity
  • Diet-related noncommunicable diseases
• Overweight and obesity


  When a person is too heavy for their height, abnormal or excessive fat accumulation can impair health
• Overweight and obesity result from an imbalance between energy consumed (too much) and energy expended (too little)
• Diet-related noncommunicable diseases


  Cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, and diabetes, unhealthy diets and poor nutrition are among the top risk factors