COLLEGE NAME- KJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, PUNE

TEAM DETAILS:-

SUJIT LAWALE

AKSHAY AYARE

VAIBHAV JAGTAP

VISHAL GADILKAR

AMIT DIVEKAR

NOURISH TO FLOURISH: REDUCING MALNUTRITION

MALNUTRITION IS FAULTY NUTRITION RESULTING FORM MALABSORPTION, POOR DIET OR OVER HEATING

FOLLOWING GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF MALNUTRITION:-

ELDERLY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE HOSPITALISED

SMALL CHILDREN

RIGHT BALANCE OF NUTRIENTS

CARBOHYDRATES

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

PROTEINS

FATS

ENSURING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES REACH THE POOR

REDESIGNING NUTRITIONS AND HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS BY DRAWING ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHENING THEIR IMPLIMENTATION AND INCREASING THEIR COVERAGE

INCREASING INVESTMENT AND ACTIONS IN NUTRITIONS SERVICES FOR COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF POOR

FOCUSING PROGRAMS ON GIRLS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH AND NUTRITIONS

INDIA SHOULD FOCUS ON FOLLOWING FOUR CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIC APPROCHES:-

MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME:-

IN KEEPING WITH THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES THE MID DAY

MEAL PROGRAMME IN THE STATE DOES NOT MERELY AIM TO

PROVIDE COOKED MEAL, BUT ONE WITH SATISFYING AND

PRESCRIBED NUTRITIONAL NORMS. THE NUTRITIONAL NORM

THAT IS BEING FOLLOWED IN THE STATE CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF 450 CALORIES AND 8-12 GRAMS OF PROTEINS.

MANAGEMENT OF MALNUTRITION:-

For malnourished individuals, the goal is to increase muscle mass as well as body fat.

Guidelines for gaining weight include:Increase calorie intake

Maintain balanced diet that contains extra protein,

carbohydrates and fats

Meals should be regular and take between meals snacks of

protein and complex carbohydratesAvoid drinking before or during meals

Avoid intense activity and take adequate and regular rest to conserve energy and promote weight gain

Resolve underlying emotional disturbance if this is the primary factor of malnutrition

Resolve poverty and support countries with low economic status.

Improve nutritional knowledge of individuals anfamilies of basic nutritional needs and help them select and prepare foods to insure adequate diet.

Administer drugs, such as recombinant growth hormone, or dronabinol (anti nausea), as prescribed to promote weight gain

Breast feeding should be initiated after

delivery.

Exclusive

breastfeeding is

recommended to 6

months of age.

INFANT FEEDING:-

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