what does hunger look like?
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What Does HUNGER Look Like?. Hunger and malnutrition affects both the body and the mind. The more malnourished someone is — in other words, the more nutrients that are missing — the more likely he or she is to have problems, both in the short term and in the long term. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What Does HUNGER Look Like?
Hunger and malnutrition affects both the body and the mind. The more malnourished someone is — in other words, the more nutrients that are missing — the more likely he or she is to have problems, both in the short term and in the long term.
Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) Measure
What happens when a child is severely malnourished or starving:
Medical care is required IF available.
What happens when a child is moderately malnourished:
Plumpy-nut — a fortified peanut butter stuffed with milk and vitamins — is saving many lives in Africa, where millions of people face severe food shortages and many children suffer with
kwashiorkor.
Plumpy Nut
• Peanut paste• Powered milk• Vitamins
What happens when a community is suffering malnutrition and the rains have not come:
Food Aid, along with seeds for planting
