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Balanced diet begets Beauty, Brains & Brawn

21st century India is in the grip of a two-pronged Malnutrition Epidemic (Under & Over). Major Under-Nutrition Problems: PEM, Anemia, Vitamin A Deficiency, Caries, Osteoporosis and Iodine-Deficiency Goiter

Major Over-Nutrition Problems: Obesity, Ischemic Heart Diseases, Diabetes and Cancer. Nutrition education & healthy life-style can easily prevent the above diseases

A Balanced Diet consists of adequate amount & appropriate proportions of the following:

Nutrients - Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins, Fiber & Water

Foods from each of the Food Groups - Cereals & Grains; Vegetables especially Green Leafy; Fruits; Pulses; Legumes & Fish, Meat, Poultry; Milk & milk products; Oil & Spices

Causes

Causes of Under-Nutrition

Root cause: Predominance of greed within society leading to inequities

Basic cause: Lack of human resources (especially educated women and health workers), lack of education, poverty and prevalent inequitable socio-political structures.

Underlying cause: Many reasons including inadequate breast feeding and complementary feeding, lack of dietary supplements, hygiene and sanitation and psycho-social stimulation, prolonged illness and absence of food security

Immediate cause: Under nourishment and infections

Causes of Over-Nutrition:

Western diet,Fast foods,Sedentary life.
Diagnosis

Diagnosis

1. Inadequate weight according to age, sex and        height

2. Signs of individual malnutrition:

   i. Marasmus

   ii. Kwashiorkar

   iii. Bitot‘s spot

   iv. Goitre

   v. Caries

   vi. Angular Stomatitis
Treatment

Treatment

i.Increase or decrease the amount of calories

ii. Correct the nutritional imbalance through balanced diet

iii. For severe forms, take guidance and support of a pediatrician or physician
Prevention

Prevention

Early, exclusive and adequate breast feeding

Timely, proper and adequate complimentary feeding

Balanced Diet consisting of adequate amount & appropriate proportions of the following:

Nutrients - Carbohydrates, proteins, Fats, Minerals, Vitamins, Fiber & Water

Foods from each of the Food groups - Cereals & Grains; Vegetables especially Green leafy; Fruits; Pulses; Legumes & Fish, Meat, Poultry; Milk & milk products; Oil & Spices
Complication

Complication

Protein Energy Malnutrition

   1. Hypothermia

   2. Hypotension

   3. Cardiac Failure

   4. Infection

   5. Inanition

   6. Shock
5 Key Messages

5 Key Messages

i. Consume Vegetables, especially Green leafy Vegetables and Seasonal Fruits – among fruits, especially Colored and Citrus [Amla, Mango, Papaya, Banana, Guava]

ii. Avoid Fast Foods, Junk Foods

iii. Take body building foods like Pulses, Fish, Egg, Milk, and Meat

iv. Take whole Grain and Sprouted Pulses

v. Plant nutrition ‘Sack‘ garden