Title: Unit 9 Lessons
Course: Human Nutrition and Dietetics > Section: UNIT 9: MALNUTRITION

The purpose of this unit is for you to know how to identify malnutrition cases from physical examination and clinical biochemistry and probable intervention to prevent a re-occurrence.

LEARNING RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES

Watch these two videos. Video I is about kwashiorkor and marasmus while Video II is about hidden hunger.

Video I

Video II

Case Study 1

Mr. Kwezi is a 54 year old male with a history medical history of hypertension.

On examination, Mr.Kwezi‘s height and weight is 5'11" and 210 lbs respectively.

His waist circumference is 40.5 inches and his blood pressure is 135/80 mm Hg (sitting) and 130/80 mm Hg (standing).

Currently, Mr. Kwezi snacks on sugary treats throughout the day, as he does not take time to eat breakfast and frequently goes without lunch. By the time he eats dinner, relatively late in the evening, he is famished and tends to overeat. Mr. G has very little nutritional information about the food he eats. He is also not physically active.

Questions

1.       Calculate Mr. Kwezi’s BMI.

2.       What physical conditions make him a likely candidate to be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome?

3.       Advise Mr. Kwezi on how to change his lifestyle by using food diet.

4.       What other lifestyle changes should he consider?

 Case Study 2

Mary is a 4-year-old girl who is significantly obese, weighing nearly 105 pounds.

Questions

1.       Create a plan for the mother of Mary to help her daughter improve her eating habits and overall health. The goal of treatment should be weight maintenance as opposed to weight loss. This plan permits the child to increase in height but not in weight, resulting in a decrease in BMI-for-age into a healthier range.

TASK 9.1

TASK DUE DATE:

After you have watched the 2 videos provided, research further on the internet and summarize notes on the peculiarity of macro-and micro-nutrient deficiency.

TASK 9.2

TASK DUE DATE:

In your groups, discuss the 2 case studies provided, one on obesity and metabolic syndrome, answer the questions and post this onto discussion forum by the designated date.