Malnutrition can be happened for four reasons –
- Overnutrition
- Undernutrition
- Imbalance
- Specific deficiency
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| Enlargement of thyroid gland |
Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland, which is one of the ductless glands and this gland lies in the neck in front of windpipe it looks like butterfly. In many countries it can be cured by food and drinking water but there are still it is a big problem in many countries like America, Asia and Africa. A temporary enlargement of the thyroid gland is usual in females during menstrual period and pregnancy. So this temporary enlargement does not indicate that it is goiter. But study proved that goiter is more common in women than men.
Peptic ulcer is a general disorder. Ulcer is formed in the gastrointestinal tract where gastric juice comes in direct contact with mucous membrane. This type of ulcer usually occurs in the first part of the duodenum and stomach. In some cases ulcer occurs in the lower part of esophagus. Peptic ulcer is called as ‘a disease due to hurry, Worry and curry’ because this disease is seen among them who are always in tension and who work very hurriedly. Besides this, low intake of protein and high intake of spicy food causes ulcer.
Types:
There are mainly two types of ulcer –
Dumping syndrome also called gastric dumping syndrome. It is a collection of symptoms that occur when food or water is emptied too quickly from the stomach and fills the small intestine with undigested foods.
Classification:
Dumping syndrome can be classified into two types –
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus named Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacillus contains in the air and enters into the body through respiration. Bacillus of tuberculosis contains in most of the human body but all are not affected by this bacillus because of strong immunity power. Mainly this bacillus affects the lung. Besides this it may affect other organs such as kidney, bones and ovary.