M. Vijayalakshmi, M. V. Alli

Nutritional Anthropometric Profile of the Selected ICDS-Pre schoolers

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Produktbeschreibung

In India Pre-schoolers are precious in the life cycle because they are the future citizens of the world. Their nutritional status should be focus. Among pre-schoolers malnutrition more common due to their food habits.In the present study was aimed to this and revealed that 3 and 4 years of boys were stunted when compared with NCHS standards. None of the boys had normal weight for age. The girls of 1 and 2 years were well nourished than their counterparts. The mean % height for age was less than 100 percent in the age group of 3 & 4 years for boys and 3, 4and 5 years or girls. The mean % weight for age is lower in most of the sample except 1year girls. The mean % weight for height for the entire samples indicated poor nutritional status. The 3 and 4 year of boys and 3 & 5 years of girls were 100% stunted. The 3, 4 and 5 years old boys and 3 and 5 years old girls were found to be 100 % underweight. The Rao's index revealed that most of the sample's suffered from PEM. As per IAP classification, boys who were 3 year of age had grade-I malnutrition. As per IAP classification, girls in age group of 4 and 5 years had grade-I malnutrition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 102g
• ISBN-13: 9783659787843
• ISBN-10: 3659787841
• Artikelnr.: 44065040

Autorenporträt

I am Vijayalakshmi finished my Master degree in Food science and Nutrition.I would like share about the knowledge and awareness of nutrition to the public. During my Under graduate without the power of the course,joined but i loved this with the help of Alli(Senior Professor)who is an inspiration to my life and my mom who believes me