FARE 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Causses, Oral Rehydration Therapy, Human Capital
18 Apr 2016
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Lecture 13 interaction between undernutrition and health. Undernutrition and disease reinforce each other, there are speci c policies to combat disease: eradicate disease and immunization, impede disease spread, clean drinking water, food forti cation and supplements (such as vit a and iron, general, targeted to most vulnerable. Disease exacerbates undernutrition, it creates: loss of appetite and an intolerance to food, loss of body protein and treatment reduces nutrient absorption. Impact per dollar spent (level of training required; selection of health workers. Little evidence of reducing mortality in developing countries. Regions with high disease prevalence: overlap with prevention, e. g. supplementation. Chapter 15 the interaction between undernutrition and health. A healthy person has a good appetite, likely has a good diet, digests their food well and makes ef cient use of it in their body. A well-nourished person can keep their immune system functioning at high levels and is likely to be healthy.
