Micro Nutrient Deficiencies For Developing Countries

Despite the vast research on nutrition and health, malnutrition is still a major fatality in this present day. Policymakers, social scientist and medical experts have expressed alarm about the growing problem. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, consensus dissolves around how to respond and resolve the problem. Malnourishment continues to be a primary health liability in developing nations such as Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is globally the most significant risk factor for illness and death, predominantly with hundreds of millions of pregnant women

Iron Deficiency Anemia affects millions of individuals across the world. This disease strikes many more women than men and has harmful effects on all who suffer from this deficiency that causes oxygen-carrying capacity to decrease. The causes can vary amongst different groups, but the aggravating symptoms remain constant. Much of the research on Iron Deficiency Anemia concentrates on not only the treatment of this disease, but also the prevention of it. To attain a better understanding of how to treat this problem, one must clearly know what Iron Deficiency Anemia means, what causes this disease, the effects of it, and finally how to cure it.

Children who are malnourish and vitamin A deficient are two times more likely to die compare to those receiving a vitamin A supplement. This increase in mortality rate is due to the vulnerability state of the child that caused by lack of nutrition. Moreover, the scarcity of the proper mineral and vitamins for pregnant mothers has cause more than 13 million underweight and premature births. Over the years Vitamins B, D, and C have proven to cure disease such as pellagra, rickets and scurvy and although this might seem easy fixes for the richer

* Iron is needed for a baby is a god for healthy and blood also development.

In its State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 report, the United Nations found that nearly 870 million people around the globe are chronically malnourished (Ruttan 6).  Chronic malnourishment weakens the immune system, and it significantly increases people's risk of contracting infectious diseases. As a result of the problem and severity of malnourishment, one of the United Nations top eight goals is to drastically reduce the number of people who suffer from this condition (Johnson 4). During the course of working towards their goal, the U.N. has identified agricultural growth as one of the most effective ways to reduce the prevalence of malnourishment. However, the United Nation has also determined that in order for agricultural growth

Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than unhealthy food. Poor people are forced to eat unhealthy food, while the rich can afford to eat whatever the please. Food insecurity is caused by individuals not having healthy food for their families due to their low income or political and

The World Health Organization stated that anemia affects 20-80% of pregnant women making it one of the most common problems during pregnancy (2). A prospective cohort study looked at a group of adult pregnant women and compared them to adolescent pregnant women to see if anemia developed. Teens are more susceptible to anemia because their bodies are going through a phase of rapid growth while the fetus is concurrently fighting for the same nutrients and minerals (2). The study took blood samples from four different stages of the participants’ pregnancy and documented the participant’s hemoglobin levels. The study observed a slight prevalence in lower hemoglobin levels in adolescent pregnancies compared to adult women pregnancies (2). The high development of anemia is concerning. The study also looks into possible causes as to why pregnant teens are more vulnerable to developing anemia. The study suggests that contributing factors are an adolescent’s low social-economic status as compared to adult women (2). Adolescences may not have the money and resources to afford to eat iron-rich foods consistently, a problem communities need to address in order to improve the quality of adolescent pregnancies.

Why would you be concerned about having an inadequate intake of these nutrients? Vitamin: riboflavin intake was 65 %. Recommended intake by DRI is 1.10 mg and only took 0.72 mg. Riboflavin deficiency can cause weakness, throat swelling, skin cracking, and anemia. Also cause vision or eye problems. Mineral: calcium intake was 35 %. Recommended intake by DRI is 1000.00 mg and only took 346.80 mg. Calcium deficiency can cause hypocalcemia, confusion, muscle spasms, numbness, and easy fracturing of the bones.

Conferring to the case study 1 of Ms. A, who is suffering from iron deficiency anemia. “People who experience iron deficiency anemia lack adequate iron required to produce hemoglobin. Hemoglobin supports red blood cells in carrying oxygen all through the body” (Mayo Clinic, 2014). In this presentation, the writer will provide rationales where Ms. A is presenting signs and symptoms of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Five different mechanisms or means that one could pursue to prevent or reduce micronutrient deficiencies are:

Choose foods containing iron, zinc, iodine and calcium to support normal growth and development as well as to prevent deficiencies;

This study is based on preterm infants that are born within 37 weeks of gestational age. These infants contain very low iron capacity. During their postnatal period there might be deficiency of iron if it is not expanded from birth. The standard measure is to supply iron in these infants during the time of 6 to 8 weeks of age. (John & Mark, 2012) During this period, supplementation of iron is unnecessary as no active erythropoiesis is present. As this erythropoiesis is build up, the insufficient iron stores might get exhausted. This is normally followed by decline in the tissue iron that could lead to biochemical defects such as collagen and synthesis of DNA. A matured preterm brain is susceptible to effects

This research talk was by Michael K. Georieff M.D, a child psychologist and pediatrician. Neuroscience learns a lot from static and degenerate cases in humans, but that doesn’t apply to children because the developing brain is an entirely different case. Iron is a critical nutrient for development of the brain, it contains enzymes and hemo-proteins that are involved in cellular processes. It affects the production of myelin and neurotransmitter and receptor synthesis, among other things. 2 billion people worldwide are iron deficient which includes: pregnant women, newborns, children 6 months to 2.5 years, and teenage girls. Early iron deficiencies result in neurodevelopment alterations that persist despite iron repletion.

In many undeveloped countries that do not have varied sources of food, malnutrition is major issue for them. A solution would be modified foods scientist engineered to include more vitamins and/or minerals meaning that the country would be able to use the rice to combat malnutrition. An example of this would be rice that scientist modified to give vitamin A; deficiency in this particular vitamin can lead to poor eyesight and sometimes even blindness. Even so, with the way plants breed with one another has been very

Iron deficiency anemia is quite common in children, as iron is needed to support growth. A lack of iron in the diet can cause delays in brain development, which may be irreversible. Common symptoms of iron deficiency anemia include irritability, palor, weakness, and cold hands and feet. Prevention of anemia is crucial for expectant mothers, as anemic women are at a higher risk for delivery complications such as hemorrhaging and having infants of low-birth weight. (Frantz, C. 2010).