Abstract

ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR NCDs W.S.R TO NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Poonam Lata Bharti*

Abstract

NCDs are the most important and severe threats of social & economic development. Malnutrition still affects over 1 billion people worldwide as a result of changing global nutrition landscape, influenced by economic growth and urbanization. Nutritional deficiency anemia is a global public health issue as harmful as the epidemics of infectious diseases, it mainly results from a lack of iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin C. India continues to have highest prevalence of iron deficiency anemia because of low dietary intake, poor availability of iron and chronic blood loss due to worm infestation because of poor hygiene and contaminated water used in street foods. Children may be malnourished even though they consume enough calories, because they fill up on “empty” non nutritional calories such as cookies, potato chips etc, as lack of balanced diet interferes dhatu poshana. Panduroga is caused due to indulgence of more Amla, kshara, lavana, Ruksha, Ushna substances(may injure gastric mucosa). Food derived from grains like nishpav, maash etc, iron forms a stable complex with phytates and only small amount of it can be converted to absorbable form. Vitamin B12 and folic acid synthesize DNA in rapidly multiplying cells like RBCs, their deficiency arrest erythropoiesis resulting in megaloblastic anemia. Fish, egg and meat are fair sources, hence strict vegetarians and low income families are more affected. Many drugs such as navayas loh, amalaki rasayan etc enhances iron absorption as it works on poshak rasa level (nutrition), agni level (metabolic appreciation) and srotas level, so by practicing ayurveda the burden of anemia can be minimized.

Keywords: NCDs, Malnutrition, Nutritional deficiency Anemia.