Approaches to Intervention Among Children and Adolescents

An analysis of current dietary intakes of preschool and school children and adolescents belonging to poor income groups in India indicate that they suffer from deficiencies of several nutrients with associated clinical and functional consequences. The observed deficiencies include energy, calcium, i...

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 2002-05, Vol.60 (s5), p.S118-S125
Main Author: Rao, B. S. Narasinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - prevention & control
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Deficiency Diseases - prevention & control
Dietary Supplements
Early intervention
Female
Food, Fortified
Humans
India
Low income groups
Male
Malnutrition
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition Policy
Nutritional Requirements
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Tropical medicine
Vitamins
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Summary:An analysis of current dietary intakes of preschool and school children and adolescents belonging to poor income groups in India indicate that they suffer from deficiencies of several nutrients with associated clinical and functional consequences. The observed deficiencies include energy, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin A, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, and folate. Some degree of protein deficiency is also present. The best strategy to correct the deficiencies of these nutrients is the food‐based approach where nutrient‐rich food supplements are formulated with nutrient‐rich familiar foods and given to children at the household level. Another strategy for helping mothers and preschool children to achieve the recommended daily intakes is to fortify with micronutrients the supplementary foods currently targeted to them for improving their energy and protein intake. This can be achieved by expanding the current supplementary feeding program to school children and adolescents.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1301/00296640260130867