Essays about: "undernäring"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the word undernäring.

  1. 6. Nursing interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition in older adults : a literature review

    University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

    Author : Hanna Pettersson; Soffía Stephensen; [2020]
    Keywords : Malnutrition; Aged; Nursing care; Prevention control; Undernäring; Äldre; Omvårdnad; Förebyggande åtgärder;

    Abstract : Background World Health Organization reports that there are no exact statistics of how many older adults worldwide suffer from malnutrition, but available data suggest that about 15–60 percent of older adults cared for in hospitals, nursing homes and home-care programmes are suffering from malnutrition. It is important that the registered nurse is aware of different interventions and how they can be implemented in order to improve the nutritional status of the older adult. READ MORE

  3. 7. The economic and social conditions of Pakistani Basmati Rice Farmers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Rural Development and Agroecology

    Author : Sofia Valter; [2020]
    Keywords : food security; household; income; livelihood; Pakistan; Punjab; small scale farmer;

    Abstract : In most developing countries the lack of resources, high costs, and limited diversified income sources are among the major factors that affect small-scale farming households' ability to earn an income, reproduce and be food secure. By using a strategy of income diversification and the use of cash crops in agricultural production can be a resourceful way for a sustainable livelihood and a reduced risk of income variability for small-scale farmers. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kan man verkligen äta gräshoppor? : en kvalitativ intervjustudie om viktiga förutsättningar för insektsnäringen i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Ekblad; [2020]
    Keywords : insekter; entomofagi; nya proteiner; Novel Foods; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Att äta insekter – entomofagi – är någonting som under de senaste åren fått allt mer uppmärksamhet. Med en globalt växande befolkning, högt tryck på redan pressade landarealer och naturresurser, klimatförändringar och globala hälsoproblem i form av både övervikt och undernäring står världen inför stora utmaningar vad gäller matförsörjning. READ MORE

  5. 9. The importance of livestock for food security and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Kajsa Bruhn; [2019]
    Keywords : undernourishment; stunting; livestock ownership; animal source foods; diarrhea;

    Abstract : In Sub- Saharan Africa 222 million people suffer from undernourishment, making it the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment in the world. The prevalence of household livestock ownership is high in the region, making livestock’s influence on undernourishment and food security an interesting aspect to further examine. READ MORE

  6. 10. Investigating health in medieval Uppsala : An osteological analysis of skulls from the anatomical collection of Museum Gustavianum

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Varvara Papamargariti; [2019]
    Keywords : human osteology; health; cranial pathologies; dental disease; Middle Ages; medieval; Uppsala;

    Abstract : Denna studie behandlar hälsan i det medeltida Uppsala genom osteologiska analyser på 32 skallar från Gustavianums anatomiska samling. Skallarna i fråga är del av en större grupp med mänskliga benrester som hittades vid Östra Ågatan år 1909. READ MORE