Health Research
THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE II PUPILS
Introduction
Malnutrition is indicated by impairment to physical and/or mental health resulting from failure to meet nutrient requirements. The deficiency of nutrient is a result from lack of nutrient consumption. Most of the effects of Malnutrition include low birth weight, impaired growth, high infant mortality, anemia and other specific nutrient deficiencies. Malnourished children often experience loss of mental capacities. They become sickly and loss their presence of mind. Because of this children that are malnourish often have low performance in school. School feeding program is done to reduce the number of malnourished children and improve their nutritional status and at the same time improving their performance inside the class.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Every human being has the right to health. This is a basic right which is guaranteed under the Philippine Constitution of 1987 Article 11, Section 15 stated that “the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness among them”.
Casson (1998) says, “Every person who has good health is sure to excel in an endeavor while a person with poor health generally has problems in life.” Kasilak/Jollibee Foundation sponsored the Busog Lusog Talino Program. This program is expected to be able to eliminate “Short Term Hunger” by providing lunch in the schools made up of low cost with high nutrient food. Some Grade I pupils in Kilabong Elementary School are having poor nutrition. Most of them are underweight which one of the sign that the child is malnourished. If this continues, the effect may be harmful to child’s growth and development.
NORMAL
WASTED
SEVERELY WASTED
HIGH 90-100%
AVERAGE 80-89%
LOW 70-79%
FIGURE 1
A diagram showing the BLT Feeding Program as the Independent Variable and Nutritional Status and Academic Performance as the
Introduction
Malnutrition is indicated by impairment to physical and/or mental health resulting from failure to meet nutrient requirements. The deficiency of nutrient is a result from lack of nutrient consumption. Most of the effects of Malnutrition include low birth weight, impaired growth, high infant mortality, anemia and other specific nutrient deficiencies. Malnourished children often experience loss of mental capacities. They become sickly and loss their presence of mind. Because of this children that are malnourish often have low performance in school. School feeding program is done to reduce the number of malnourished children and improve their nutritional status and at the same time improving their performance inside the class.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Every human being has the right to health. This is a basic right which is guaranteed under the Philippine Constitution of 1987 Article 11, Section 15 stated that “the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness among them”.
Casson (1998) says, “Every person who has good health is sure to excel in an endeavor while a person with poor health generally has problems in life.” Kasilak/Jollibee Foundation sponsored the Busog Lusog Talino Program. This program is expected to be able to eliminate “Short Term Hunger” by providing lunch in the schools made up of low cost with high nutrient food. Some Grade I pupils in Kilabong Elementary School are having poor nutrition. Most of them are underweight which one of the sign that the child is malnourished. If this continues, the effect may be harmful to child’s growth and development.
NORMAL
WASTED
SEVERELY WASTED
HIGH 90-100%
AVERAGE 80-89%
LOW 70-79%
FIGURE 1
A diagram showing the BLT Feeding Program as the Independent Variable and Nutritional Status and Academic Performance as the