Inadequate dietary intake is the most common cause ofmalnutrition, especially in underdeveloped countries and may have the following causes: maternal hipogalactia (Decreased milk production), diversification of eating late, improper dilution of milk,eating difficulties (abnormalities of the mouth, regurgitationchronic, chronic vomiting).
Other causes are infections and repeated or train:bronchopneumonia, chronic urinary infections, diarrhea, syphilis, tuberculosis.
In developed countries, however, chronic disease plays animportant role in the etiology of malnutrition.
Chronic diseases generally associated with nutritional deficienciesare:
- Cystic fibrosis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Malignancy
- Congenital heart disease
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Risk factors for occurrence of nutritional deficiencies:
- Low birth weight (prematurity)
- In-vitro toxin exposure (alcohol, etc.).
- Unfavorable social conditions
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