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@SamAdvocacy 3A: It’s an alarming rate, and unfortunately and obviously due to the economic situation of our country, most are due to hunger.
Malnutrition and Hunger however, even though seeming interchangeable, are not the same.
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@SamAdvocacy 3B: Hunger is just an increased appetite or craving for food. On its own can be felt by anyone, disappearing in the presence of adequate food. Malnutrition however can happen in the presence or absence of food.👇🏽
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@SamAdvocacy 3C:
However Prolonged and chronic hunger (starvation) can lead to malnutrition.
Malnutrition is simply lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat (hunger), not eating enough of the right things (Undernourishement), or...
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@SamAdvocacy ...or being unable to use the food that one does eat (Malabsorption). Malnutrition leads to a diseased state and can also be caused by a diseased state.
So they go hand in hand most times esp in Africa.
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@SamAdvocacy There is a multi sectorial approach to this. As it has a lot to do with politics and the economy as it does with health.
The government has a lot to do in fixing the economy to reduce the poverty rate.
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@SamAdvocacy 6B: Cos with poverty comes hunger, ignorance and poor health choices which ultimately lead to disease including malnutrition.
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@SamAdvocacy 6C: Also Nutritional health education is very key. So people are more aware of the true concept of eating and eating right. And become more intentional about the quality (content) of their meals rather than just the quantity.
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