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Don't mind this post

Posted by Deneb on October 17, 2006, at 19:07:53

Don't mind me, I just have to post this to get it out of my system.

Argh, ever get annoyed at misinformation?

I just read a posting by someone saying that malnutrition can cause weight gain, i.e. get fat. This person used the example of starving children with huge bellies.

What these children are suffering from is Kwashiorkor syndrome. There children are NOT fat! These children are so protein deficient that their blood plasma proteins are way low. The osmotic pressure inside their blood vessels falls leading to increased filtration to the lymphatic system. This causes an imbalance because the lymphatic system cannot drain the fluid fast enough and the result is edema. Most of the fluid finds it's way to the belly and that's why they have huge bellies.

I don't expect anyone to just know this, but I can't stand people writing about stuff that they don't really know about.

I didn't want to register over there at that other site just to post this, so I'm posting it here to get it out of my system. LOL

Deneb*

Re: Don't mind this post » Deneb

Posted by Phillipa on October 17, 2006, at 19:16:02

In reply to Don't mind this post, posted by Deneb on October 17, 2006, at 19:07:53

Deneb I'm glad you did. They need food but protein is what they need to be healthy. Love Phillipa

Re: Don't mind this post » Deneb

Posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2006, at 0:15:24

In reply to Don't mind this post, posted by Deneb on October 17, 2006, at 19:07:53

i think that i read what you read on the "other" site and in a convuluted way i believe she meant muscle gain.........it turned into quite a discussion amongst several posters and it became clear later that she confused a lot of people..............

however, i'm glad you posted the medical definition of what the children have who are suffering from malnutrition. i'm sure that a lot of people don't understand it and you explained it very well.

xoxox pat

Re: Don't mind this post » fayeroe

Posted by Deneb on October 18, 2006, at 0:45:55

In reply to Re: Don't mind this post » Deneb, posted by fayeroe on October 18, 2006, at 0:15:24

I'm 99.999% sure you didn't read what I read. It was a random Google search that turned up that post.

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> however, i'm glad you posted the medical definition of what the children have who are suffering from malnutrition. i'm sure that a lot of people don't understand it and you explained it very well.
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> xoxox pat

Thanks pat :-)

(((((((((((((((pat)))))))))))))))))

thanks for the hugs and kisses

Deneb*

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