Open AccessNutritional Status of Children Aged 3-6 Years in a Rural Area of Tamilnadu
Author(s) -
Ranjit Sivanandham,
Salome Sd,
Rupert A. Francis,
S Sampavi,
Reddy P. C. J. Prasad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8902.4969
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , weight for age , population , grading (engineering) , rural area , anthropometry , socioeconomic status , pediatrics , statistical significance , demography , gerontology , pathology , sociology , civil engineering , engineering
A child's entire life is determined in large measures by the food given to him during his first five years. Since childhood is the most vulnerable phase in the life of human being, nutritional inadequacies will result in the hampering of the development of the body. Future of the country is determined by the growing generation of the country.