PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
- In the age-group of 1-5 years. Kwashiorkar
- Due to the deficiency of protein.
- When mother stops breast feeding. - anaemia
- In infants under 1 year of age. Marasmus
- Deficiency of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. - between 6 months and 3 years.
MINERALS
- Apart from organic chemicals such as C, H, O, N human body needs inorganic chemical elements, called minerals, for a wide range of functions. These elements are present in the form of ions.
- Minerals help maintain the volume of water necessary to life processes in the body.
- Macroelements (more than 1 gm)
- Microelements (less than 1 gm)
- Deficiency of any of these leads to metabolic disorders.
VITAMINS
- Discovered by Funk
- Do not provide energy but help in different physiological processes.
- Vitamins are of 2 types:
- Water soluble, Fat Soluble
IMPORTANT VITAMINS REQUIRED IN HUMAN BEINGS
B1 (Thiamine) – Beri-beri
B2 or G (Riboflavin) – Cheilosis
B3 or PP3 (Nicotinic acid or Niacin) – Pellagra
B6 (Pyridoxine) – Dermatitis, anaemia
B5 (Pantothenic acid) – Dermatitis Vit.H (Biotin) – Folic aic group – Megaloblasticanaemia (low Hb content)
B12 (Cyanocobalamine) – Pernicious anaemia Vit. C (Ascorbic acid) – Scurvy
- In the age-group of 1-5 years. Kwashiorkar
- Due to the deficiency of protein.
- When mother stops breast feeding. - anaemia
- In infants under 1 year of age. Marasmus
- Deficiency of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. - between 6 months and 3 years.
MINERALS
- Apart from organic chemicals such as C, H, O, N human body needs inorganic chemical elements, called minerals, for a wide range of functions. These elements are present in the form of ions.
- Minerals help maintain the volume of water necessary to life processes in the body.
- Macroelements (more than 1 gm)
- Microelements (less than 1 gm)
- Deficiency of any of these leads to metabolic disorders.
VITAMINS
- Discovered by Funk
- Do not provide energy but help in different physiological processes.
- Vitamins are of 2 types:
- Water soluble, Fat Soluble
IMPORTANT VITAMINS REQUIRED IN HUMAN BEINGS
B1 (Thiamine) – Beri-beri
B2 or G (Riboflavin) – Cheilosis
B3 or PP3 (Nicotinic acid or Niacin) – Pellagra
B6 (Pyridoxine) – Dermatitis, anaemia
B5 (Pantothenic acid) – Dermatitis Vit.H (Biotin) – Folic aic group – Megaloblasticanaemia (low Hb content)
B12 (Cyanocobalamine) – Pernicious anaemia Vit. C (Ascorbic acid) – Scurvy
