dietary practicesin slum and school children
CHAPTER-I
INTRODUCTION
Nutrition is a multidisciplinary subject. It is the provision necessary to support life of all living organism. It is a focal point for health and well-being. It is a special significance concern in countries with disadvantages in socioeconomic and hygienic standards. The problems of poverty, safe drinking water, environmental hygiene and poor literacy contribute to the problems of nutrition and public health. Many common health problems can be prevented with a healthy diet. Metabolic and physiological response is shown by our body to the diet we consume. Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) particularly stunting has severe functional consequences, including increased vulnerability to disease and increased risk of mortality with reduced capability learning capacity.
Nutrition is an important determinant of immunological status; and under nutrition can increase susceptibility and vulnerability to infections. The immediate cause of over half of South Asia’s under five mortality is the effect of inadequate dietary intake and frequent episodes of diseases. Not only severe malnutrition, but also even mild to moderate malnutrition, increases the risk of a child dying due to common infections by over 50 %. Nearly 40% of the under five mortality results from the episodes of diarrhea or acute respiratory infection; which are curable in first stages with simple home remedies when nutritional status is good. Fifty percent of child deaths in developing countries are related to malnutrition’s effects.
1.1 Background of the study
Nutritional status is a reflection of health as well as the level of a society's development, and malnutrition is one of the most critical health and development problems facing women and children in developing regions of the world. DHS collects height and weight measurements, allowing for an analysis of nutritional status (stunting, wasting and underweight) for children as well as underweight and overweight for women.
INTRODUCTION
Nutrition is a multidisciplinary subject. It is the provision necessary to support life of all living organism. It is a focal point for health and well-being. It is a special significance concern in countries with disadvantages in socioeconomic and hygienic standards. The problems of poverty, safe drinking water, environmental hygiene and poor literacy contribute to the problems of nutrition and public health. Many common health problems can be prevented with a healthy diet. Metabolic and physiological response is shown by our body to the diet we consume. Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) particularly stunting has severe functional consequences, including increased vulnerability to disease and increased risk of mortality with reduced capability learning capacity.
Nutrition is an important determinant of immunological status; and under nutrition can increase susceptibility and vulnerability to infections. The immediate cause of over half of South Asia’s under five mortality is the effect of inadequate dietary intake and frequent episodes of diseases. Not only severe malnutrition, but also even mild to moderate malnutrition, increases the risk of a child dying due to common infections by over 50 %. Nearly 40% of the under five mortality results from the episodes of diarrhea or acute respiratory infection; which are curable in first stages with simple home remedies when nutritional status is good. Fifty percent of child deaths in developing countries are related to malnutrition’s effects.
1.1 Background of the study
Nutritional status is a reflection of health as well as the level of a society's development, and malnutrition is one of the most critical health and development problems facing women and children in developing regions of the world. DHS collects height and weight measurements, allowing for an analysis of nutritional status (stunting, wasting and underweight) for children as well as underweight and overweight for women.