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Malnutrition Matters has been working with WISHH (World Initiative for Soy in Human Health) since 2001. They co-sponsored the VitaCow program implemented with the NGO Africare (see above). WISHH has ... facilitated numerous initiatives with MM including workshops at the University of Illinois and conferences and workshops in various countries around the world. The current focus of the partnership with WISHH is the southern African region and the program called SISA (Soy in Southern Africa Alliance).
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Malnutrition is an important complication of HIV infection, although weight loss is not universal even in the later stages of disease. Alterations in metabolism that can be documented in early HIV infection become more pronounced in the later stages of disease. Opportunistic infections not only cause altered body metabolism but are ... associated with reduced oral intake, which seems to be the most important determinant of weight loss. In patients with weight loss, the identification of treatable opportunistic infections, including gastrointestinal tract complications, should be the first concern. In the absence of any identifiable cause of weight loss, nutritional assessment should be performed followed by dietary counseling to increase nutritional intake. Although enteral supplements may promote weight gain, their effects have not been well documented.
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Malnutrition Matters has worked with Africare to install VitaGoats and VitaCows in a number of African countries including: Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Guinea and Chad. The proposed model in each case is to install a VitaGoat or VitaCow within a community already partnered with Africare for food security and health initiatives in order to create a sustainable small business that can help nourish the community, sell inexpensive and healthy foods to the locals and create employment. The three VitaGoats installed in Zambia have enabled the establishment of a training and technical support center near Lusaka, staffed by the Africare partner ‘All Kids Can Learn’. Malnutrition Matters has developed a business guide for VitaCow/VitaGoat locations, that includes modules for: weaning foods, foods designed for people living with HIV/AIDS and mango and tomato processing. Information about Africare can be found at
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Malnutrition can have severe long-term consequences. Children who suffer from malnutrition are more likely to have slowed growth, delayed development, difficulty in school, and high rates of illness, and they may remain malnourished into adulthood.
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Risks: Malnutrition usually develops in stages over time. Malnutrition may make your body weak and cause health problems such as trouble fighting infections and healing. Severe malnutrition may cause heart problems, breathing problems, and kidney problems. It can ... cause changes in the level of chemicals in your blood called electrolytes. Severe (very bad) malnutrition can even lead to death if it goes untreated. Malnutrition can be treated if you follow your caregiver's instructions.
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Malnutrition from any cause retards normal growth. Growth assessments are therefore the best way to monitor a person's nutritional status. While there are a variety of methods used to measure growth, the most common are known as anthropometric indices, which compare an individual's age, height, and weight, each of which is measured against the others. The values are expressed as percentages, or percentiles, of the normal distribution of these measurements. So, for example, a child with a given height and age might rank in the 90th percentile for height based on all children of that particular age, meaning that 90 percent of children that age are shorter than this particular child. Through anthropometric studies, researchers have found that particular measurements correlate with specific growth trends, based on how the body normally changes over time.
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