Malnutrition: longterm consequences and nutritional recovery effects
Keywords:
Malnutrition, Poverty, Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Nutritional recoveryAbstract
POVERTY and malnutrition are still very high in slums. This condition is associated with poor sanitation and stunting. Studies in adolescents with stunting showed, high susceptibility to gain central fat, lower fat oxidation, lower energy expenditure, higher blood pressure and impaired insulin production, all factors linked with cronic diseases later in life. Adequate nutritional recovery in nutritional rehabilitation centres can revert the alterations in body composition.Downloads
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2006-12-01
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Food and Nutricion
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Sawaya, A. L. (2006). Malnutrition: longterm consequences and nutritional recovery effects . Estudos Avançados, 20(58), 147-158. https://www.revistas.usp.br/eav/article/view/10186