Malnutrition in children
Malnutrition
children is a huge problem across the world.
It is a topic I hold close to my heart.
It is one of my professional and personal goals to make sure all every
child has access to the proper channels to receive the right foods,
vaccinations, etc in order to be the healthiest they can be. I have seen firsthand people in my own
community struggle and this has lead to their children's' poor nutritional
habits that will have long terms effects on their lives. I have seen starving children. I have seen children who eats only fast foods
and junk foods. I have children who
didn't exercise. Seeing all these troubling children truly has affected me and are
images I will never forget. As well as
seeing malnutrition children I have also seen healthy children and seen how
they flourished. I want to see all
children be healthy.
In
the world, malnourished children is all over.
I learned, according to UNICEF.com, that one in every three malnourished
children in the world lives in India.
50% of all children's death in India are related to malnutrition. It isn't just because of lack food but also
due to the lack of health service access and also the poor health of the
pregnant mothers while carrying their children.
One of the major causes of malnutrition is vitamin deficiencies because
it affects the child's survival and development.
The
information I have learned has impacted my future work by making me more
determined to help struggling children.
It is important and has to become one of my top priorities. I feel the simplest changes could make a huge
difference around the world.
Malnutrition is a very important topic and one I have much compassion for myself as well. It definitely shows when a child eats well and when one does not.
ReplyDeleteI knew India had problems with malnutrition, but I had no idea it was quite this bad. 1 in 3 of the whole world, that is a very high number.
Thank you for the information and bringing this to my attention.
Chastity
I think it is also important to realize that malnutrition is not just what we typically think such as starving children in Africa. In the United States and several other places around the world we are seeing the obesity epidemic in children. The children are consuming too many calories, not enough of the proper portions from the food groups, and not enough exercise and physical activity.
ReplyDeleteDawn, I agree with you about seeing children that suffer from malnutrition. It weaken my heart to see them like that. Some kids receive too many calories, and some don't receive enough, however neither is healthy for the child's developmental.
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