NUTRITION AND WELLNESS

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Nutrition is an important subject in today's world.This article sensitizes you and your family what you need to eat and provides you with information to help you cure your nutritional deficiencies.
Cases of asthma,high blood pressure and other ailments are tackled.The conditions in the nutrition deficiency group are as follows:
Marasmus
Kwashiorkor
Vitamin deficiency
Mineral deficiency
Protein deficiency
Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus .

Marasmus is the medical term for starvation.The conditions that might have marasmus as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Marasmus. The list of conditions listing Marasmus as a complication in our database includes:
Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorders .
Eating foods rich in carbohydrates is vital to prevent marasmus.Carbohydrates supply the body with the energy it needs to function. They are found almost exclusively in plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, peas, and beans. Milk and milk products are the only foods derived from animals that contain a significant amount of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are divided into two groups-simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates, sometimes called simple sugars, include fructose (fruit sugar), sucrose (table sugar), and lactose (milk sugar), as well as several other sugars. Fruits are one of the richest natural sources of simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are also made up of sugars, but the sugar molecules are strung together to form longer, more complex chains. Complex carbohydrates include fiber and starches. Foods rich in complex carbohydrates include vegetables, whole grains, peas, and beans.
Carbohydrates are the main source of blood glucose, which is a major fuel for all of the body's cells and the only source of energy for the brain and red blood cells. Except for fiber, which cannot be digested, both simple and complex carbohydrates are converted into glucose. The glucose is then either used directly to provide energy for the body, or stored in the liver for future use. When a person consumes more calories than the body is using, a portion of the carbohydrates consumed may also be stored in the body as fat.
When choosing carbohydrate-rich foods for your diet, always select unrefined foods such as fruits, vegetables, peas, beans, and whole-grain products, as opposed to refined, processed foods such as soft drinks, desserts, candy, and sugar. Refined foods offer few, if any, of the vitamins and minerals that are important to your health. In addition, if eaten in excess, especially over a period of many years, the large amounts of simple carbohydrates found in refined foods can lead to a number of disorders, including diabetes and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Yet another problem is that foods high in refined simple sugars often are also high in fats, which should be limited in a healthy diet. This is why such foods-which include most cookies and cakes, as well as many snack foods-are usually loaded with calories.
Dietary fiber is the part of a plant that is resistant to the body's digestive enzymes. Only a relatively small amount of fiber is digested or metabolized in the stomach or intestines. Most of it moves through the gastrointestinal tract and ends up in the stool.
Although most fiber is not digested, it delivers several important health benefits. First, fiber retains water, resulting in softer and bulkier stools that prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. A high-fiber diet also reduces the risk of colon cancer, perhaps by speeding the rate at which stool passes through the intestine and by keeping the digestive tract clean. In addition, fiber binds with certain substances that would normally result in the production of cholesterol, and eliminates these substances from the body. In this way, a high-fiber diet helps lower blood cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.
It is recommended that about 60 percent of your total daily calories come from carbohydrates. If much of your diet consists of healthy complex carbohydrates, you should easily fulfill the recommended daily minimum of 25 grams of fiber.

Kwashiorkor is the medical name for malnutrition. Conditions that might have Kwashiorkor as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Kwashiorkor. The list of conditions listing Kwashiorkor as a complication includes:
Achalasia
Dermatomyositis
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Short Bowel Syndrome
Ulcerative colitis
Whooping Cough
Kwashiorkor as a symptom: Conditions listing Kwashiorkor as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Kwashiorkor. The list of conditions listing Kwashiorkor as a symptom in our database includes:
Alcoholism
Amphetamines
Classic galactosemia
Cystic Fibrosis
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Short Bowel Syndrome
Eating diets rich in proteins can help prevent this deficiencies.Protein is essential for growth and development. It provides the body with energy, and is needed for the manufacture of hormones, antibodies, enzymes, and tissues. It also helps maintain the proper acid-alkali balance in the body.
When protein is consumed, the body breaks it down into amino acids, the building blocks of all proteins. Some of the amino acids are designated nonessential. This does not mean that they are unnecessary, but rather that they do not have to come from the diet because they can be synthesized by the body from other amino acids. Other amino acids are considered essential, meaning that the body cannot synthesize them, and therefore must obtain them from the diet.
Whenever the body makes a protein-when it builds muscle, for instance-it needs a variety of amino acids for the protein-making process. These amino acids may come from dietary protein or from the body's own pool of amino acids. If a shortage of amino acids becomes chronic, which can occur if the diet is deficient in essential amino acids, the building of protein in the body stops, and the body suffers.
Because of the importance of consuming proteins that provide all of the necessary amino acids, dietary proteins are considered to belong to two different groups, depending on the amino acids they provide. Complete proteins, which constitute the first group, contain ample amounts of all of the essential amino acids. These proteins are found in meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, and milk. Incomplete proteins, which constitute the second group, contain only some of the essential amino acids. These proteins are found in a variety of foods, including grains, legumes, and leafy green vegetables.
Although it is important to consume the full range of amino acids, both essential and nonessential, it is not necessary to get them from meat, fish, poultry, and other complete-protein foods. In fact, because of their high fat content-as well as the use of antibiotics and other chemicals in the raising of poultry and cattle-most of those foods should be eaten in moderation. Fortunately, the dietary strategy called mutual supplementation enables you to combine partial-protein foods to make complementary protein-proteins that supply adequate amounts of all the essential amino acids. For instance, although beans and brown rice are both quite rich in protein, each lacks one or more of the necessary amino acids. However, when you combine beans and brown rice with each other, or when you combine either one with any of a number of protein-rich foods, you form a complete protein that is a high-quality substitute for meat. To make a complete protein, combine beans with any one of the following:
Brown rice.
Seeds.
Corn.
Wheat
Nuts.
Or combine brown rice with any one of the following:
Beans.
Seeds.
Nuts.
Wheat.
All soybean products, such as tofu and soymilk, are complete proteins. They contain the essential amino acids plus several other nutrients. Available in health food stores, tofu, soy oil, soy flour, soy-based meat substitutes, soy cheese, and many other soy products are healthful ways to complement the meatless diet.
Yogurt is the only animal-derived complete-protein source recommended for frequent use in the diet. Made from milk that is curdled by bacteria, yogurt contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and other "friendly" bacteria needed for the digestion of foods and the prevention of many disorders, including candidiasis. Yogurt also contains vitamins A and D, and many of the B-complex vitamins.
Do not buy the sweetened, flavored yogurts that are sold in supermarkets. These products contain added sugar and, often, preservatives. Instead, either purchase fresh unsweetened yogurt from a health food store or make the yogurt yourself, and sweeten it with fruit juices and other wholesome ingredients.

Vitamin and mineral deficiency results in a number of complications.Other conditions that might have Vitamin deficiency as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Vitamin deficiency as a complication includes:
Crohn's disease
Malabsorption
Short Bowel Syndrome
Some of the nutritional deficiency cases and its symptoms are as follows are as follows:

  1. Biotin.Its uncommon.Typical symptoms and diseases are Dermatitis, eye inflammation, hair loss, loss of muscle control, insomnia, muscle weakness.
  2. Calcium.Its incidence of deficieny occurs in Average diet contains 40 to 50% of RDA*.Typical symptoms and diseases are Brittle nails, cramps, delusions, depression, insomnia, irritability, osteoporosis, palpitations, peridontal disease, rickets, tooth decay.
  3. Chromium.Incidence of deficiency occurs in 90% of diets deficient.Symptoms and diseases are Anxiety, fatigue, glucose intolerance, adult-onset diabetes.
  4. Copper.Incidence of deficiency is in75% of diets deficient; average diet contains 50% of RDA.Symptoms and diseases are Anemia, arterial damage, depression, diarrhea, fatigue, fragile bones, hair loss, hypothyroidism, weakness.
  5. Essential fatty acids.These are very common.Symptoms and diseases are Diarrhea, dry skin and hair, hair loss, immune impairment, infertility, poor wound healing, premenstrual syndrome, acne, eczema, gall stones, liver degeneration
  6. Folic acid.Incidence of deficiency :Average diet contains 60% of RDA*; deficient in 100% of elderly in one study; deficient in 48% of adolescent girls; requirement doubles in pregnancy.Symptoms are Anemia, apathy, diarrhea, fatigue, headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite, neural tube defects in fetus, paranoia, shortness of breath, weakness.
  7. Iodine.Its Uncommon since there is supplementation of salt with iodine.Symptoms are Cretinism, fatigue, hypothyroidism, weight gain.
  8. Iron is the most common mineral deficiency.Symptoms and diseases are Anemia, brittle nails, confusion, constipation, depression, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, inflamed tongue, mouth lesions.
  9. Magnesium.75 to 85% of diets deficient: average diet contains 50 to 60% of RDA*.Symptoms are Anxiety, confusion, heart attack, hyperactivity, insomnia, nervousness, muscular irritability, restlessness, weakness.
  10. Manganese.Unknown, may be common in women.Symptoms are Atherosclerosis, dizziness, elevated cholesterol, glucose intolerance, hearing loss, loss of muscle control, ringing in ears.
  11. Niacin.Commonly deficient in elderly.Symptoms are Bad breath, canker sores, confusion, depression, dermatitis, diarrhea, emotional instability, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, memory impairment, muscle weakness, nausea, skin eruptions and inflammation.
  12. Pantothenic acid (B5).Average elderly diet contains 60% of RDA*.Symptoms are Abdominal pains, burning feet, depression, eczema, fatigue, hair loss, immune impairment, insomnia, irritability, low blood pressure, muscle spasms, nausea, poor coordination.
  13. Potassium.Commonly deficient in elderly.Symptoms are Acne, constipation, depression, edema, excessive water consumption, fatigue, glucose intolerance, high cholesterol levels, insomnia, mental impairment, muscle weakness, nervousness, poor reflexes .
  14. Pyridoxine (B6).71% of male and 90% of female diets deficient.Symptoms are Acne, anemia, arthritis, eye inflammation, depression, dizziness, facial oiliness, fatigue, impaired wound healing, irritability, loss of appetite, loss of hair, mouth lesions, nausea.
  15. Riboflavin.Deficient in 30% of elderly Britons.Symptoms are Blurred vision, cataracts, depression, dermatitis, dizziness, hair loss, inflamed eyes, mouth lesions, nervousness, neurological symptoms (numbness, loss of sensation, "electric shock" sensations), seizures. sensitivity to light, sleepiness, weakness.
  16. Selenium.Average diet contains 50% of RDA.Symptoms are Growth impairment, high cholesterol levels, increased incidence of cancer, pancreatic insufficiency (inability to secrete adequate amounts of digestive enzymes), immune impairment, liver impairment, male sterility.
  17. Thiamin.Commonly deficient in elderly.Symptoms are Confusion, constipation, digestive problems, irritability, loss of appetite, memory loss, nervousness, numbness of hands and feet, pain sensitivity, poor coordination, weakness.
  18. Vitamin A.20% of diets deficient.Symptoms are Acne, dry hair, fatigue, growth impairment, insomnia, hyperkeratosis (thickening and roughness of skin), immune impairment, night blindness, weight loss .
  19. Vitamin B-12.Associated with low Serum levels in 25% of hospital patients.Symptoms are Anemia, constipation, depression, dizziness, fatigue, intestinal disturbances, headaches, irritability, loss of vibration sensation, low stomach acid, mental disturbances, moodiness, mouth lesions, numbness, spinal cord degeneration .
  20. Vitamin C.20 to 50% of diets deficient.Symptoms are Bleeding gums, depression, easy bruising, impaired wound healing, irritability, joint pains, loose teeth, malaise, tiredness.
  21. Vitamin D.62% of elderly women's diets deficient.Symptoms are Burning sensation in mouth, diarrhea, insomnia, myopia, nervousness,osteomalacia, osteoporosis, rickets, scalp sweating.
  22. Vitamin E.23% of male and 15% of female diets deficient.Symptoms are Gait disturbances, poor reflexes, loss of position sense, loss of vibration sense, shortened red blood cell life.
  23. Vitamin K.Deficiency in pregnant women and newborns common.Symptoms are Bleeding disorders.
  24. Zinc.68% of diets are deficient in this important mineral.Symptoms are Acne, amnesia, apathy, brittle nails, delayed sexual maturity, depression, diarrhea, eczema, fatigue, growth impairment, hair loss, high cholesterol levels, immune impairment, impotence, irritability, lethargy, loss of appetite, loss of sense of taste, low stomach acid, male infertility, memory impairment, night blindness, paranoia, white spots on nails, wound healing impairment.

Neglecting your nutrition and information related to it is bracing for health complications.As earlier noted the remedy for nutrition deficiency is eating diets with the required essential nutrients or by taking nutritional supplements rich in Vitamins and minerals and which help offset some of the above diseases and symptoms.The nutritional supplements I recommend to you can be got online at:

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Belo-w are the Hospitalization statistics for Nutritional deficiency: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Nutritional deficiency:
105,364 admissions to private hospitals because of endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
34% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
366,389 patient days spent in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
618,249 patient days spent in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
67,743 admissions to public hospitals because of endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
70.5% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional, metabolic in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
0.63% (80,672) of hospital episodes were for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital episodes for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospital admissions for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
23% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
35% of hospitalisations for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.7% (368,859) of hospital bed days were for endocrine nutritional and metabolic diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0046% (592) of hospital consultant episodes were for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for deficiency of nutrient elements were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (519) of hospital bed days were for deficiency of nutrient elements in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
1.71% (67,738) of hospital episodes were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
34% of hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
88% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
12% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases at public hospitals occurred in 34.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
5.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Excluding same day episodes, 7.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
1.22% (29,545) of private hospital episodes were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
36.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
3.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
96% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Hospitalisations in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases occurred in 15.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
4.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Excluding same day episodes, 6.1 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
2 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
0% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
100% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Hospitalisations for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in less than 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
102.5 days was the mean length of stay for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
Excluding same day episodes, 102.5 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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Consumer Reports on Health
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Nutrition Health Review
Shape
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Vegetarian Times
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