Malnutrition

3. Presented by –
 Antara Bhadra
 Riman Mandal
On 22-01-2013

4.  What is Nutrition?
 What is Malnutrition?
 What leads to Malnutrition?
 Situation of Malnutrition in India
 What leads India towards Malnutrition
 How Malnutrition can be prevented?

5.  The act or process of
nourishing or being
nourished;
 Specifically , the sum
of the processes by
which an animal or
plant takes in and
utilizes food
substances

6. Mal adjusted nutrition
Malnutrition
 Under nutrition

7.  Malnutrition is the
condition that
results from
taking an
unbalanced diet
in which
certain nutrients
are lacking, in
excess , or in the
wrong
proportions.

8.  Mother is not well-nourished
during pregnancy, she is
unable to provide sufficient
nutrients for the body stores of
the child.
 Iron & Vitamin C deficiency
cause anaemia and severe
anemia can lead to maternal
and perinatal deaths.

9.  Folic acid deficiency in early
pregnancy leads to birth defects
(neural tube defects).
 Dietary iodine deficiency during
pregnancy hinders development of
the fetus.

10. 5%
5%
42%
43%
5%
India's contribution to the underweight burden
(Children under 5 years of age)
Bangladesh
Nigeria
India
Other developing
countries
Pakistan

12. 1990 1996 2001 2012
India in Global
Hunger Index
30.3 22.6 24.2 22.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
HungerIndex
(inpercent)
India in Global Hunger Index
The 2011 Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report ranked India 15th,
amongst leading countries with hunger situation.

13.  A computerized Central and Block level monitoring
systems should be devised with deliverable targets
and time frames
 A community based nutrition monitoring and
surveillance through ICDS infrastructure could
include growth monitoring of infants and children
and weight monitoring of adolescent girls and
women
 Creating a data base on the nutritional status of
children, adolescents and women in each
Anganwadi

14.  Malnutrition has a direct
link with child survival
and development
 Malnutrition can be
prevented with simple
interventions
 Optimal Infant and
young child feeding is
the cornerstone

15.  Wikipedia
 Frontline Magazine
 World Health Organization (WHO) & United
Nations International Children's Emergency
Fund (UNICEF)
 National Family Health Survey – 3 (2005-06)
(Nutration Status)
 Naandi Foundation HUNGaMa Survey Report
2011 (Malnutrition by District )