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Low birthweight is when a baby is born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces (2500 grams). This can happen in

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premature and full term births. There is a variety of reasons that can lead to low birthweight such as infections, diabetes, hypertension, placenta related problems and intrauterine growth restriction. Smoking, poor nutrition, drug and alcohol abuse are other causes of low birth weight. Low birth weight is associate with a negative impact on families. Financial, caretaker, and familial burdens are some of the impacts. Low birth weight can have serious and long term consequences than increase the cost for care. Children born with low birth weight are at increased risk of chronic conditions and developmental problems, as well as the need for special educations services and special healthcare. Short term problems related to low birthweight include respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, inability to maintain body temperature, and infections. Long term problems include increased risk for diabetes, heart diseases and obesity. The rates of low birthweight varies among different ethnic groups. Teenager mother and being older than 35 are at increased risk to have babies with low birthweight. According to March of dimes,” In the United States, black women are more likely than others to have a low-birthweight baby”. In my community, a support service that assist with preterm infants and their families is WIC program. A special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. It is a Federally-funded nutrition program that help low income families. Guidance regarding to nutrition, breastfeeding, and immunizations are provided. Referrals, support groups, and education is also available through WIC program.

References:

https://www.marchofdimes.org/baby/low-birthweight….

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-chi…

Response to Anna Valdez

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Response to Anna Valdez

Food is a major component in our life through which we provide our body with the nutrients required to survive. Adequate nutrition is essential to stay healthy and to keep the body’s functions. Good nutrition and adequate amount of exercises can help us to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce our risk of chronic diseases and promote our overall health. Unhealthy eating habits have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States. Poor diet choices is associated with increased risk of heart diseases, diabetes, and cancer even in people with adequate weight. Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and stroke, along with other diseases, have all become more prominent and have a direct correlation to poor dietary intake (Patience, 2016). The risk factors for chronic diseases, are increasingly seen in younger ages, often a result of unhealthy eating habits and increased weight gain. One of the emerging population’s in USA are homeless and one of the nutritional challenges for them is food security. “Homelessness can be observed when an individual lacks secure living conditions as a result of limited resources and poverty” (Falkner, 2018). Among other emerging groups are Hispanics, Alaskan Natives, African Americans, were heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes have a high prevalence. Both nutritional deficiency and nutritional excess play an important role in the appearance of diseases. While nutritional excess contributes to obesity, nutritional deficiencies can lead to different diseases as scurvy, osteoporosis and anemias. Education regarding to proper nutrition is essential in preventing all those different types of diseases.

References:

https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs429vn/health-promotion-health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum/v1.1/#/chapter/3

https://www.hhs.gov/fitness/eat-healthy/importance…

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