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Tamanna Farhana
(Sr. Nutritionist, Baby Nutrition Ltd. Lalmai Group)
Lesson-1
One
NIKDU(National
Ref: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), HEALTH BULLETIN 2012. The data belong to Jan-Dec
2011. National Institute of Kidney Diseases .
Lesson-2
What
is melamine?
Melamine is an organic base chemical most
commonly found in the form of white crystals rich
in nitrogen.
What
Lesson-3
Lesson-4
When combined with cyanuric acid, which may also be present in melamine
powder, melamine can form crystals that can give rise to kidney stones.
These small crystals can block the small tubes in the kidney potentially
stopping the production of urine, causing kidney failure and, in some cases,
death.
in urine,
Little or no urine,
Signs of kidney infection,
High blood pressure.
Eight
References
1. Questions and Answers on melamine by WHO.
2. News from Bangladesh MIlk Scandal: Everyone will Have to come
forward. Wednesday, October 22, 2008.
3. The Daily Statr, Wednesday, October 22, 2008, Toxic milk scare hurts
sales by Sohel Parvez.
4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), HEALTH BULLETIN
2012. The data belong to Jan-Dec 2011. National Institute of Kidney
Diseases .
5. The Daily Statr, One in seven suffers from kidney disease in
Bangladesh, Wednesday, November 26, 2008.