Describe the dietary condition(s) that are present when children are extremely thin for their height, and contrast this with the reason children are short for their ages. Which is the most common sign for malnutrition in developing countries?
Children who are thin for their height are suffering from recent severe food restriction; and those who have stunted growth may have experienced long-term starvation. The child whose growth is stunted may look normal, but such stunting is the most common sign of malnutrition.
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What will be an ideal response?
Discuss how lactose maldigestion should be managed
A major deterrent to breastfeeding is:
a. fear and social anxiety. b. the medical community's failure to encourage breastfeeding. c. the difficulty in breastfeeding for working mothers. d. post-partum depression.
What part of the United States has a lower percentage of persons under age 15 and a higher percentage over age 65 compared to national averages?
a. Northeast b. West c. South d. Midwest e. Northwest