Contest alert ! Malnutrition in children

Greeting to you all in this community, its been a long while since I participated on this community but nevertheless I would like to drop my thought on this contest brought by @suboohi.

THE PROBLEMS CHILDREN FACE DUE TO MALNUTRITION

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Malnutrition in children is a stage when children are not given the proper nutrients to grow and develop. Malnutrition is also defined as the wrong nourishment or a condition when a person is not able to receive the required number of macro nutrient to grow. Malnutrition is mostly found in children causing growth failure, irritability, and loss weight. Good nutrition in children and infant is essential to meet the demands of rapid growth and development. When a child is malnourished it reduces the chances of their immune system to defend against disease and recurrent infections, in turn reduce and deprive the body from essential nutrients.


In most cases children who face malnutrition may experience stunted growth. Stunted growth is a condition which inhibits the child's mental, and physical development and growth. This condition affects children preventing them from doing important things and prevent them from reaching their full potential.

SHARE THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MALNUTRITION

Malnutrition is a disease which can be caused by so many things such as:

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For a child to grow and develop he needs the essential nutrients and diet to do so. Reduced dietary intake stops and prevents a child from growing due to lack of nutrients.

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Consuming a lot of alcohol can be very dangerous as it leads to issues making it hard for you to digest food, absorb vitamin's, and produce hormones that regulate metabolism. Alcohol also contain calories which makes a person not to feel hungry after drinking it, therefore the person will not be able to eat enough healthy food to supply the body with essential nutrients.

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Due to the situation of Nigeria and the current inflation of food items, The poor may not be able to afford nutritional food for themselves and their children and as such leads to malnutrition in them.

HOW CAN WE PREVENT A CHILD FROM THESE ISSUES

Prevention is better than cure is a popular saying we all know. Now preventing malnutrition is simply, all we have to do is to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Try not to skip or miss meals and also try to eat at least three times daily and two to three snacks in a day if your appetite is poor.


A healthy, balanced diet is very essential for maintaining a good and healthy body. To stay healthy one must try to eat all the six classes of food everyday to get the proper nutrients they need.

SUGGESTION TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

For me the government should provide an economy where individual can be able to afford the prices of food items. This can help the poor and also enable us have a better place where malnutrition can be removed from the society.

Inviting my friends
@radleking
@saintkelvin17
@mona01 to partake in the contest

Cc @suboohi

THANKS FOR READING MY POST