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Malnutrition in Indian Children
by
Arpit Ramani
Chinmay Shastri
Kishan Soni
Dixit Prajapati

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Index: Introduction
Definition and causes of Malnutrition
Identification and facts
Reports
Prevention

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Types according to WHO:MAM
 Moderate Acute Malnutrition
SAM
 Weight-for-Height Z-score <-2
but >-3
 Severe Acute Malnutrition
GAM
 Bilateral pitting oedema
 Global Acute Malnutrition
 Sum of MAM and SAM
 Weight-for-Height Z-score
<-3

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Some facts about malnutrition:Highest number of children
1/3 of world in India
Hunger rank 16th among World
Population growth 10-14% per year
National Obesity rate
14% women
18% men
25% hungry people in India
Source:Wikipedia

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Some facts about malnutrition:Underweight inversely proportional to Socioeconomic
position
44% children underage of 5 are underweight
72% infants and 52% married women have anaemia
Weak Pregnant women give birth to a weak child
Source:Wikipedia

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Inter generational cycle of malnutrition
and health:-

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Index For Malnutrition in INDIA: Global Hunger Index (GHI) 16th Rank (21.3)
 Under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) 61
 Infant mortality rate 47
 Low Birth weight 28%
 Early breastfeeding 41%
 Underweight 43%
 Stunting 48%
 Wasting 20%
 Overweight 2%
Source: UNICEF

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Report: MP is highest in malnutrition where 55% children are suffering and
in Kerala the rate is 27%.
 Hindu and Muslims are more than any other religion in India
 More affected in Rural(75) than Urban(25)
 Graphs
Source:UNICEF

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