From Sakib With Love
From Sakib With Love
From Sakib With Love
Submitted to:
Shahnaz Parveen
Increasing/Decreasing
Bangladesh being one of the Southern Asian countries has seen a reduction
in malnutrition in recent years. Bangladesh has had phenomenal
achievement in minimizing hunger. In 1990, almost two-thirds of children
younger than five were underweight, however less than one-third are today.
As of 2016, Bangladesh even received a special recognition award from
the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization for outstanding progress in
fighting hunger and poverty. However, national rates of malnutrition are still
high and stunting is a significant concern. It is distinctly harmful to
Bangladesh because around 6 million children under age 5 are stunted. The
rapid population growth and the demand for high and growing food poses a
difficult challenge given the finite availability of cultivable land in
Bangladesh. The reasons why malnutrition is still a growing concern is
because as of one, lack of access to food. People are too poor to afford food
and this may be due to insufficient financial resources. Secondly, diseases
can be a contributing factor. Illness and infections, such as tuberculosis,
measles, and diarrhea are directly linked to acute malnutrition. HIV and AIDS
has become a leading cause of acute malnutrition in developing countries
such a Bangladesh. A child infected with HIV is more prone to acute
malnutrition than a healthy child. Thirdly, lack of safe drinking water. Lack of
potable water, poor sanitation and dangerous hygiene practices increase
vulnerability to infectious and water-borne diseases, which are direct causes
of acute malnutrition. Lastly, climate change floods, cyclones, rising sea
level has reasoned for people to not being able to grow crops or raise
livestock which has caused a dramatic increase in people suffering from
hunger. Other reasons may also factor such as, economic conditions,
government influences, lack of health care facilities etc.
Solutions:
1. Encourage healthier food choices: The best foods are those that are full of
nutrients, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. Help your
loved one limit his or her intake of solid fats, sugars, alcoholic beverages and
salt. Suggest ways to replace less healthy foods with healthier choices.
2. Encourage exercise: Even a little bit of exercise can help improve your
loved one's appetite and keep his or her bones and muscles strong.
Possible Recommendations:
in cereal production.
2. Target pregnant woman- if we target pregnant and lactating woman they
can give birth to a healthy child.
3. Health worker- we have to work as a community so that we can take
proper care for those who suffer from malnutrition.
4. Adding supplement- we can add supplement in foods for more nutritions.
5. Motivate youth-we can motivate the youth to become nutritionist.
References:
http://www.who.int/features/qa/malnutrition/en/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/502760-how-does-malnutrition-
affect-health/
https://familydoctor.org/preventing-malnutrition-in-older-adults/4
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Malnutrition/Pages/Introduction.aspx