Diarrheal disease may have a negative impact on both physical fitness and mental development. "Early childhood malnutrition resulting from any cause reduces physical fitness and work productivity in adults," and diarrhea is a primary cause of childhood malnutrition. Further, evidence suggests that diarrheal disease has significant impacts on mental development and health; it has been shown that, even when controlling for helminth infection and early breastfeeding, children who had experienced severe diarrhea had significantly lower scores on a series of tests of intelligence. COUNT 4
QSN1 Diarrheal disease has what effects on a person? ANS1 a negative impact on both physical fitness and mental development QSN2 What can early childhood malnutrition cause? ANS2 reduces physical fitness and work productivity in adults QSN3 What is the cause of childhood malnutrition? ANS3 diarrhea QSN4 Children who have experienced sever diarrhea are more likely to have what effect? ANS4 significantly lower scores on a series of tests of intelligence