How+can+determine+if+someone+is+malnourished+or+starving?

__**//How can we determine if someone is malnourished or starving?//**__
 * Purpose: ** The purpose of this lesson is identify the cause and effect of malnutrition. In this lesson students will think and act like doctors distinguish between starvation and malnutrition based on the different states, through various case studies.
 * Objectives: **
 * Students will understand that malnutrition is caused by not getting enough of an essential nutrient.
 * Students will take role of doctors to read through case studies and assess the disease state of the person.
 * Action Plan: **
 * I will display the picture shown above on the interactive white board and ask the whole class:
 * [[image:starving_boy-asvz-090323.jpg width="150" height="228"]]
 * “//Why do malnourished and/or starving children often have distended (swollen) bellies?” //
 * I will then verbally explain to students that the child in the photo has the disease called kwashiorkor, which is a macronutrient deficiency.
 * I will let students know that children of this disease state were born just like you and I. The only problem was that they started out with a high level of carbohydrate and protein content in their diet but as time progressed they started getting lesson protein and so their protein levels dropped in their diet causing this macronutrient deficiency.
 * //Is the child in the picture malnourished or starving? //
 * I will explain to students that starvation occurs when the body is not getting enough calories to convert into energy. The child in the picture is malnourished because he is getting calories but no protein.
 * I will then show students the malnutrition card shown below, which depicts the two distinct stages that occur when there is a lack of food in the body for a short period and a long period of time. The lack of nutritious food for a long period of time cause many disasters to the body. As in the case of this child, since he didn’t obtain any protein in his diet, his body needs to conserve the necessary proteins and so it must break down the fatty acids for energy, whereby causing the fluid build-up in his stomach.
 * For the next activity, students will work in pairs to read through six case studies (attached below). With each case study, they will answer a series of questions that asks them to think about the disease state, or deficiency in each case. They can use laptops, their notes, and previous assignments to help them perform this case study.

**Homework:** Finish working on hunger public awareness campaigns. Presentations tomorrow!

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