Symptoms of malnutrition?

summary

Malnutrition is very common in some poor places. Unreasonable living and eating habits have a great impact on the human body. The occurrence of malnutrition has many symptoms, such as bleeding. The occurrence of malnutrition is closely related to people's living habits and diet. We need to pay attention to the changes of the body and actively supplement the nutrients, To ensure that the body remains healthy.

Symptoms of malnutrition?

Symptoms and signs initially showed no weight gain, followed by subcutaneous fat loss and gradual weight loss. In addition to weight loss, hair withered and yellow, mental depression, physical growth rate slowed down until the pause, long-term malnutrition in addition to weight below normal, height is also lower than normal children of the same age. Subcutaneous fat loss in all parts of the body occurs in a certain order, first in the abdomen, then in the trunk, buttocks, limbs, and finally in the face.

Severe malnutrition is characterized by old people's face, skin and bone, low muscle tension, backward intelligence and physical strength, loss of appetite or refusal to eat, low digestion and absorption function, frequent vomiting and diarrhea, alternate mental depression and irritability, poor circulation, low body temperature, low blood pressure, slow heart rate, low voltage and T wave on ECG. Patients with decreased plasma protein may have dystrophic edema, even pleural and peritoneal effusion.

According to the condition, malnutrition was classified as mild (grade I), that is, the body weight was 15% - 25% lower than the normal average, and the thickness of subcutaneous fat in abdominal wall was 0.8-0.4cm. Moderate (grade II), that is, the body weight is 25% - 40% lower than the normal average, and the thickness of subcutaneous fat on the abdominal wall is less than 0.4cm. Severe (grade III), that is, the body weight is lower than 40% of the normal average, and the subcutaneous fat of abdominal wall disappears.

matters needing attention

Malnutrition can lead to changes in the physiological structure of the human body, which has a great impact on human life. Therefore, we should pay attention to malnutrition and the symptoms caused by malnutrition. It is necessary to actively carry out prevention and conditioning work, which is very important for the maintenance of health and the avoidance of interference in life.