Prepared by Intern of SKV Sector 16 Rohini for Action Research of the social Internship program

1. MADE BY SHIVANGI SHUKLA
20210332760
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DELHI
LADLI FOUNDATION
INTERNSHIP TEACHER/CORDINATOR- Dr. SUSHMA SINGH
G.S.K.V SEC-16 ROHINI DELHI
1413070
SUBMITTED TO - SOCIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (LADLI
FOUNDATION)

2. WHAT IS MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few
or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.
Specifically, Malnutrition is not receiving the
correct amount of nutrition. It is increasing in
children under the age of five due to providers who
cannot afford or do not have access to adequate
nutrition.
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or
imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or
nutrients.

3. CAUSES OF MALNUTRITION
 Reduced dietary intake.
 reduced absorption of macro-
and/or micronutrients.
 increased losses or altered
requirements.
 increased energy expenditure (in
specific disease processes).

4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
MALNUTRITION
•weight loss
•a lack of appetite or interest in food or drink
•tiredness and irritability
•an inability to concentrate
 always feeling cold
•depression
•loss of fat, muscle mass, and body tissue
•a higher risk of getting sick and taking longer
to heal
•longer healing time for wounds

5. VARIOUS FORMS OF NUTRITION
OVERNUTRITION :-
undernutrition Overnutrition
1. Lack of nutrients
calories
Protein
Micronutrients
2. Low income countries.
1. Obesity
 Too many calories
2. High and middle
income countries.

6. DISEASE CAUSED BY
MALNUTRITION
 Marasmus
Marasmus is due to severe of protein and calorie in the
diet.The common signs and symptoms include loss of
body weight and failure in weight gain, body fat depletion,
muscles are wasted. The marasmic child is characterized
with its thin, lean skinny appearance whereas a
kwashiorkor child is flabby with edema or swelling in the
body.
 Anaemia
Nutritional anemia is a serious health problem. It is due to
deficiency of iron in the diet. It is very common for
women and girls, menstrual losses and increased needs in
pregnancy are some cause of anemia

7. HOW MALNUTRITION
AFFECT OUR HEALTH
Tiredness or low energy levels. reduced
ability to perform everyday tasks like
showering, getting dressed or cooking.
reduced muscle strength – for example,
not being able to walk as far or as fast as
usual. changes in mood which might
cause feelings of lethargy and depression.

9. FORMS OF MALNUTRITION
IN ADOLESCENTS
Adolescents face forms of malnutrition on both
ends of the spectrum, from being underweight
and having micronutrient deficiencies, to being
overweight and obesity.
On the undernutrition side, an estimated one in
four adolescents experience anemia or many
other diseases . Linked to limited intake of
required vitamins and minerals or
malabsorption from the gut, anemia can
complicate growth and development.

10. IMPORTANCE OF FOOD FOR
ADOLESCENTS
As your body is still growing, it’s vital that you eat enough
good quality food and the right kinds to meet your energy
and nutrition needs.
It’s not a good time to crash diet, as you won’t get enough
nutrients, and you may not reach your full potential.
Following a sensible, well-balanced diet is a much better
option, both for now and in the long term.
As a teenager, you’ll start to become more independent and
make your own food choices. Because you are still growing,
you need to take extra care to get enough of some important
vitamins and minerals to feel good and be healthy.

11. IMPORTANCE OF MILETS TO
OVERCOME MALNUTRITION
Millets are nutritionally superior as their grains
contain high amounts of proteins, essential amino
acids, minerals, and vitamins. Due to their high
density of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals,
phytochemicals, and dietary fiber, millets are also
excellent grains to alleviate malnutrition and
micronutrient deficiency. Regular consumption of
millets can help to overcome malnutrition. Millets are
also gluten-free and low glycemic index food, which are
good for diabetic persons and can help to combat
cardiovascular diseases and nutritional deficiency.

12. PREVENTION OF
MALNUTRITION
The best way to prevent malnutrition is to eat
a healthy, balanced diet.You need to eat a
variety of foods from the main food groups,
including:plenty of fruit and vegetablesplenty
of starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes,
pastasome milk and diary foods or non-dairy
alternativessome sources of protein, such as
meat, fish, eggs and beans.

13. NGOs WORKING ON
MALNUTRITION
Pledge Foundation focuses on improving
nutrition and health status by reducing
rates of acute malnutrition in target
communities with a focus on infants and
other at risk groups of population through
an integrated environmentally sustainable
systems approach to food practices.

14. COUNTRY MOST AFFECTED
BY MALNUTRITION
A country more prone to malnutritionCentral
African Republic (CAR): CAR is known to be
the hungriest country in the world. Half of its
population suffers from hunger. CAR has
“suffered from instability, ethnic violence and
conflict since 2012.” This has disrupted food
production and has displaced more than a
million people. CAR has the
highest malnutrition rate at 61.8 percent.

15. MALNUTRITION IN
INDIA
Despite India's 50% increase in GDP since
2013, more than one third of the
world's malnourished children live in India. Among
these, half of the children under three years old are
underweight.One of the major causes
for malnutrition in India is economic inequality.
Due to the low economic status of some parts of
the population, their diet often lacks in both quality
and quantity. Nutrition deficiencies inflict long-
term damage to both individuals and society.

16. MICRONUTRIENT-RELATED
MALNUTRITION
Inadequacies in intake of vitamins and minerals
often referred to as micronutrients, can also be
grouped together. Micronutrients enable the body to
produce enzymes, hormones, and other substances
that are essential for proper growth and
development.
Iodine, vitamin A, and iron are the most important
in global public health terms; their deficiency
represents a major threat to the health and
development of populations worldwide, particularly
children and pregnant women in low-income
countries.

17. WHO IS AT RISK
Women, infants, children, and adolescents are at
particular risk of malnutrition. Optimizing nutrition
early in life—including the 1000 days from conception
to a child’s second birthday—ensures the best possible
start in life, with long-term benefits.
Poverty amplifies the risk of, and risks from,
malnutrition. People who are poor are more likely to be
affected by different forms of malnutrition. Also,
malnutrition increases health care costs, reduces
productivity, and slows economic growth, which can
perpetuate a cycle of poverty and ill-health.

18. SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
In 2014, approximately 462 million adults
worldwide were underweight, while 1.9 billion
were either overweight or obese.
In 2016, an estimated 155 million children under
the age of 5 years were suffering from stunting,
while 41 million were overweight or obese.
Around 45% of deaths among children under 5
years of age are linked to undernutrition. These
mostly occur in low- and middle-income
countries. At the same time, in these same
countries, rates of childhood overweight and
obesity are rising.

19. WHAT WHO SAYS ABOUT
MALNUTRITION
WHO aims for a world free of all forms of
malnutrition, where all people achieve health and
wellbeing. WHO works with Member States and
partners towards universal access to effective
nutrition interventions and to healthy diets from
sustainable food systems. WHO uses its convening
power to help set, align and advocate for priorities and
policies that move nutrition forward globally;and
supports the adoption of guidance and
implementation of effective nutrition actions.

20. FEEDBACK OF PARENTS
These days children are so much busy in their
phone that they forget everything, even to eat.
We parents keep telling them to eat, go out to do
some exercise but they neglect us. There should
be more awareness among children to avoid
doing these things so that they don’t get
malnourished. If they keep avoiding the food,
they will become very skinny and hence
malnourished; On the contrary, if they keep
themselves busy in phone and keep eating and
don’t get out, they will become obese.

21. WORKSHOP IN SCHOOL

22. FEED THE WORLD ,
FIGHT MALNUTRITION
WORKSHOP IN COMMUNITY