The study covered 689 children and assessed their weight, height and mid-arm circumference based on WHO standards. Ahmedabad: A recent study covering children between one and five years of age in two major hospitals with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has indicated the presence of undernutrition and severe undernutrition.
The study identified undernutrition in about 23% of the children screened. Public health experts in the city said that the NFHS-6 findings also point to Gujarat having issues of stunting, wasting and malnutrition at large. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad Stay updated with the latest Ahmedabad news.
Nutrition becomes a major factor in ensuring better immunity in later years along with satisfactory physical and mental development,” said a public health expert. It is notable that Sept is observed as Rashtriya Poshan Mah or National Nutrition Month to create awareness about right food habits. It also showed more girls compared to boys in the malnutrition group. A high number of children, overall, were from low-income families and had a low birth weight. “The issue we are witnessing increasingly is not just access to food, but access to nutritious food – nutrition, especially in early years, depends a lot on the mother’s health, birth weight, and right feeding practices including providing mother’s milk. Download the TOI App.