Underconsumption Last updated: Oct 09, 2008

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Conditions that suggest it | Contributing risk factors | Recommendations

 
 

Increasing calories may be recommended for persons who are underweight, athletes who want to gain weight to enhance performance or those whose calorie needs are increased due to a poor health condition. Being underweight can be caused by heredity, a serious illness, not eating enough, or a combination of intense ongoing exercise and insufficient calories in the diet. Commonly it is caused by an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Severe depression can also affect the appetite, resulting in underconsumption and weight loss.

 
 

Conditions that suggest Underconsumption:
 
 
Metabolic  Problem Caused By Being Underweight
 
 

Risk factors for Underconsumption:
 
 
Mental  Depression

Symptoms - Food - Intake
  Insufficient calorific intake

Counter-indicators:
  Excess calorific intake

Symptoms - Metabolic
  Recent unexplained weight loss
 
 

Recommendations for Underconsumption:
 
 
Diet  Increased Calorie Consumption

Not recommended:
  Therapeutic Fasting

Extract
  Bioperine (Black Pepper)
 Bioperine enhances nutrient absorption, an important factor when undernourished.
 
 


KEY
Weak or unproven link
Strong or generally accepted link
Proven definite or direct link
Very strongly or absolutely counter-indicative
Highly recommended
Avoid absolutely

David called his mother in Florida.
He said to his mother, "Ma, how are you doing?"
She said, "Oy, not too good. I've been very weak."
David then asked, "Why are you so weak?"
She said, "Because I haven't eaten in 38 days."
David then asked, "Ma, how come you haven't eaten in 38 days.?"
She said, "Because I didn't want my mouth to be filled with food when you called."





GLOSSARY

Anorexia Nervosa:  An eating disorder characterized by excess control - a morbid fear of obesity leads the sufferer to try and limit or reduce their weight by excessive dieting, exercising, vomiting, purging and use of diuretics. Sufferers are typically more than 15% below the average weight for their height/sex/age and typically have amenorrhea (if female) or low libido (if male). 1-2% of female teenagers are anorexic.

Bulimia Nervosa:  An eating disorder characterized by lack of control - abnormal eating behavior including dieting, vomiting, purging and particularly bingeing that is usually associated with normal weight or obesity (unlike anorexics, who tend to be considerably underweight). The syndrome is associated with guilt, depressed mood, low self-esteem and sometimes with childhood sexual abuse, alcoholism or promiscuity.