As per NFHS-4, more than 25 per cent children in the Jaipur district have an improper age-weight ratio, falling below the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard, indicating the lack of nutrition in the diet they take.
Children in the capital city of Rajasthan may encounter stunted growth and become more vulnerable to diseases as nearly a quarter of them under the age of 5 years are underweight, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 revealed. As per NFHS-4, more than 25 per cent children in the Jaipur district have an improper age-weight ratio, falling below the World Health Organisation (WHO) standard, indicating the lack of nutrition in the diet they take.
“Children require the best nutrition as they grow faster and a healthy growth demands proper nutrition. However, they are also the biggest sufferers due to lack of equal access to nutrition,” Dr Satyen K Hemrajani, senior consultant and HoD, Neonatology, Fortis La Femme said. “Inadequate nutrition may stunt a child’s growth, deprive him or her of essential vitamins and minerals, and makes more susceptible to infectious diseases such as malaria, diarrhea and measles. Malnutrition is not just lack of food, it is a combination of factors like insufficient protein, energy and micronutrients, poor care and feeding practices, inadequate health services, frequent infections or disease, and poor water and sanitation. In the long term, it may impair the child’s physical and mental development,” he added.
Malnutrition in children impacts their education as the degree of cognitive impairment is directly related to the severity of stunting and Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA). Studies have revealed that stunted children in the first two years of life usually have lower cognitive test scores, delayed enrolment, higher absenteeism, and more class repetition compared with non-stunted children.
It is worth to mention here that Vitamin A deficiency in children reduces immunity and increases the incidence and gravity of infectious diseases that results in increased school absenteeism. According to the WHO, malnutrition is the single biggest threat to global public health and causes nearly 45 per cent of deaths of children aged less than 5 years.
“To fight this, we need to create sustainable, resilient food systems for healthy diets and ensure that social protection and nutrition-related education is available to all. We also need to align our health systems to the nutrition needs of children, ensuring that policies are devised to improve access to nutrition,” said Dr Hemrajani.
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It is worth to mention here that Vitamin A deficiency in children reduces immunity and increases the incidence and gravity of infectious diseases that results in increased school absenteeism. As per WHO, malnutrition is the single biggest threat to global public health and causes nearly 45% of deaths.
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