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Ellie Ann – The Silver Sickle – Virtual Book Tour
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Date Published: February 14, 2014
The end of humanity will come through the Silver Sickle … Farissa lives every moment with reckless abandon, for it may be her last. Any day now, the alien goddesses will harvest her and take her to the mysterious Silver Sickle, never to return. She’s accepted that. What she…
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Micronutrients and consequences of deficiency
Access to micronutrients is essential to health and wellbeing. Deficiencies, especially during key stages of growth and body change, (pre-natal, early years of life, adolescence) can cause permanent damage to physiological, neurological and psychological development. Expectant mothers with micronutrient malnutrition have a high risk of producing low birth weight babies who display lower than average intelligent quotient (IQ) and who may be growth stunted. Low
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birth weight babies are at risk of infectious disease and have a lower than average rate of survival to one year. Iron deficiency in expectant mothers has been correlated to poor attention span, inadequate fine motor skills and reduced memory retention rates in children. Some studies have correlated iron deficient mothers to irreparable impairment of intellectual development in offspring, learning disabilities in later school years, immune system dysfunction and growth failure (Griffin & Abrams, 2001; Gordon, 1997). Children who are micronutrient malnourished are more prone to suffer severe incidences of diarrhea and to contact measles, malaria, hook worm and other infectious diseases. Vitamin A deficiency is the primary cause of blindness in children around the globe (Walter, Peirano, Roncagliolo, 1997).
Micronutrient deficiencies in children are also associated with diminished motivation and curiosity. These symptoms reduce exploratory activities including time at play - consequently micronutrient malnutrition impairs mental and cognitive development by reducing important interactions with the child’s environment, peers and care providers. These children can grow into adults whose intellectual and physical abilities have been compromised. Adults who suffered micronutrient deficiency in infancy and early childhood have higher rates of chronic disease and disabilities. Bone disease, osteoporosis and cancer in adulthood have been co related to calcium and selenium deprivations in early life (Sanghvi, 1996).
Nutrition and child development: Global perspectives Jacqueline Hayden
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How many people are starved to death in one day is not the topic as no starvation statistics provides close estimation of starvation deaths worldwide.Here we will see how starved people goes to the jaws of death and what body changes occurs with starvation.
Starvation or inaniation does not necessarily result from deprivation of food, it may result from partial deprivation of food or from the use of unsuitable food e.g lacking in proteins/vitamins.
Fatal period An adult may survive for about 10-12 days without food and water.If only water is being supplied this period may extend to 50-60 days.
A very young person and aged suffer most from starvation.Females because of having more fats can withstand it better than males,similarly an obese than lean.Starvation effects are least felt so long as body temperature is maintained by clothing.Extremes of temperature acceleate the effects.
If the food has been stopped suddenly and completely,it causes an acute type of starvation.In first 30 to 48hrs starved person feels intense thirst and hunger pains.His face turns pale,mouth dry and parched,saliva thick,urine scanty & highly clored.
After 48 hours dehydration and emaciation signs set in.His breath is foul and offensive and body with disagreeable odor.His voice is weak,pulse feeble,BP low and is having subnormal temperature.Apathy & pronounced fatigue having cadoveric looks.Hair becomes dry,lusterless and brittle.Nails become brittle and ridged.Skin may show increasd pigmentation,ulceration &fissuring dryness.Edema may occur dueto hypoprotenemia.
Eyes sink,pupil dilate,lips and tonge appear dry.Constipation is observed but no infective diarrhea or dysentary.Urine becomes scanty and turbid that may contain acetone,albumin & low chloride.
Intellect remains clear up to the end,sometimes convulsions and delirium proceed death.
In chronic starvation where there is gradual deficient supply of food the signs are same as that of acute starvation but are ore drawn with greater emaciation.Vitality of individual is reduced and he may die from incurrent disease.
Postmortem appearance(External)
Following signs willbe apparent in a person died of starvation that the doctors observe also before reporting cause of death as starvation.
1)Filthy and vermonious clothing,filthy and emaciated body with unpleasant smell.
2)Soft pale and wasted muscles,dry and coated tongue.
3)Dry lusterless brittle hair,brittle and ridged nails.
4)Decompositions starts early.
5)Cheeks and temple hollow.
6)Ulceration and bed sore maybe present.
Postmortem appearance (Internal)
1)Reduction in size and weight of all organs except brain.
2)Organs are pale.
3)Heart small,plae,flabby and usually empty.
4)Urinary bladder empty.
5)Gall bladder full and distended.
7)Lungs pale and collapsed
8)kidneys free from surrounding fat
9)Bones demineralized and areas of rarefaction are seen on x-ray picture.
10)Intestine empty,contracted and walls are like tissue paper,more or less transparent is a sure sign that tells a person died of starvation.
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"Facts and Figures on Hunger and Poverty
In 2005, almost 1.4 billion people lived below the international poverty line, earning less than $1.25 per day. 7
Among this group of poor people, many have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious food for themselves and their families. As a result, 947 million people in the developing world are undernourished. They consume less than the minimum amount of calories essential for sound health and growth. 8
Undernourishment negatively affects people’s health, productivity, sense of hope and overall well-being. A lack of food can stunt growth, slow thinking, sap energy, hinder fetal development and contribute to mental retardation. 1
Economically, the constant securing of food consumes valuable time and energy of poor people, allowing less time for work and earning income. 1
Socially, the lack of food erodes relationships and feeds shame so that those most in need of support are often least able to call on it. 1
Go to the World Food Programme website and click on either "Counting the Hungry" or "Interactive Hunger Map" for presentations on hunger and poverty around the world.
Facts and Figures on Health
Poor nutrition and calorie deficiencies cause nearly one in three people to die prematurely or have disabilities, according to the World Health Organization. 9
Pregnant women, new mothers who breastfeed infants, and children are among the most at risk of undernourishment. 9
In 2006, about 9.7 million children died before they reached their fifth birthday. Almost all of these deaths occured in developing countries, 4/5 of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the two regions that also suffer from the highest rates of hunger and malnutrition. 10
Most of these deaths are attributed, not to outright starvation, but to diseases that move in on vulnerable children whose bodies have been weakened by hunger. 11
Every year, more than 20 million low-birth weight babies are born in developing countries. These babies risk dying in infancy, while those who survive often suffer lifelong physical and cognitive disabilities. 12
The four most common childhood illnesses are diarrhea, acute respiratory illness, malaria and measles. Each of these illnesses is both preventable and treatable. Yet, again, poverty interferes in parents’ ability to access immunizations and medicines. Chronic undernourishment on top of insufficient treatment greatly increases a child’s risk of death. 11
In the developing world, 26 percent of children under 5 are moderately to severely underweight. 10 percent are severely underweight. 11 percent of children under 5 are moderately to severely wasted, or seriously below weight for one’s height, and an overwhelming 32 percent are moderately to severely stunted, or seriously below normal height for one’s age. 13"
http://www.bread.org/learn/hunger-basics/hunger-facts-international.html