ASSESSMENT OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF URBAN SCHOOL CHILDREN (6-10 YEARS) OF NARAINGARH (DISTT, (AMBALA) HARYANA

Volume 20 No 22 (2022)

Deepika Sethi, Kanika, Saroj Bala

DOI: 10.48047/nq.2022.20.22.NQ10342

Abstract

Malnutrition is a global health problem, adversely affecting the development of people and nations. In developing countries like India where the population is high and hunger and malnutrition are wide spread. Survey conducted by National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau has revealed that protein energy malnutrition and other deficiency diseases are prevalent in a large proportion of the Indian population. More than 75 percent of the children are suffering from one or the other form of malnutrition causing major illnesses.

Keywords

Malnutrition is a global health problem, adversely affecting the development of people and nations.

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