Concept Of Healthy Children : The Nutritional Status Of Children

When working in a nursery you have to be aware that all the children’s nutritional requirements as well as making sure that these are being met. What this means is that we should always ensure that we are providing them with a balanced and diverse diet which meets the governments guidelines. We should provide children with a diet that is based around the Eat Well Plate this consists on Carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, rice etc. Dairy, like Cheese, Milk, Butter, Protein such as Chicken, Beef, Turkey, etc. Fruit and Vegetables and finally Fats the portion size for fat is much more smaller then all of the other areas on the plate as there not that good for our bodies and they don’t really of offer many nutritional benefits and they can sometimes

Children account for nearly half of the world’s extreme poor and yet over nine hundred million people, one in seven people, are still living in extreme poverty. Many are kids. The latest survey conveyed by the UNICEF organisation,

Unfortunately, there is no uniform definition of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has been variously described by absolute weight , triceps skinfolds , weight-for-height percentiles, percent of ideal body weight and, most recently, by body mass index (BMI weight in kg=height in meters squared). Although these measures reflect slightly different aspects of body composition or body size, they are moderately well correlated with body fat, even in growing children. In addition to the lack of consistency in the anthropometric measure , the degree of obesity varies from study to study; however, for the majority of studies, a BMI greater than either the 85th or 95th percentile, or a weight-for-height greater than 120% of ideal was considered obese.

Fruits and vegetables have a very essential role in our diet. Studies have shown the importance of sufficient fruit and vegetable consumption in stopping chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and obesity. According to 2000 report, “2.7 million deaths and 1.8% all diseases worldwide could be attributed to inadequate F&V intake” (Najimi, 2013). Starting to eat well when young is important. Research has proven that interventions at a young age can impact good behavior such as good nutritional habits that get carried on into adulthood. Furthermore, ages 7 to 12 is when a child should get nutrients for growing. Therefore, the significance of a child’s nutrition becomes more of a need than ever (Najimi, 2013). Examples of the benefits of kids eating healthy when young are good mental activities, prevention of problems and complications like anaemia, obesity, digestive disorders, and tooth decay and chronic and dangerous diseases in the long term (Najimi, 2013).

In adults the body mass index or BMI is used to calculate a person’s body fat by using the weight and height of the adult. In children, the BMI method is also used to find out a child’s body fat and to determine if a child is obese. But since a child’s body fat can change as they age there are other things that are took into account when determining if a child is obese. When a doctor is looks at a child’s BMI he also must take into account the gender of the child because girls and boys body fat differs. Also the doctor must look at the age of the child because they amount of body fat a child has changes as they grow. Therefore, a doctor with take the BMI of child and compare it with other children their age and gender based on a national standard scale. When a child is in the ninety-fifth percentile or above on the BMI growth chart for their gender and age then a doctor will diagnose the child as obese (Bernstein, 2014).

Children must all have education no matter what even if they are just simply poor and are not having the best quality of life, “The 77-page report, “‘They Say We’re Dirty’: Denying an Education to India’s Marginalized” (India 1). A difference in humankind is a common act of becoming an outsider, which is not ok, because everyone on earth that are human’s are humans, which brings up the fact that disrespecting another of one’s kind is simply cruelty. A difference in how one was born does not give an excuse to the people who are acting upon it because it is disrespect towards all human kinds and being excluded and isolated because of this one fact does not prove one’s quality. There are many people in the world who do not receive equal rights because of how they look and because “of their living conditions” (India 2). When a newborn is born, they are innocent and do not qualify to be part of anything that had earlier happened to their parents, which brings up the fact that their living conditions do not describe in words who they are and why they are living there. People living in bad-conditioned areas can be possibly living there because of their poor wealth or because they have many of their friends and families their, which has been proven and confirmed that excuses of these kinds will not be tolerated for marginalizing

Childhood obesity is an epidemic that is rapidly affecting multiple families across the world. Firstly Obesity can simply be defined as the condition where excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that individual’s health may be adversely affected. Body Mass Index (BMI) is the most commonly used method to measure obesity on a population level for both adults and children. There are four widely accepted weight categories; underweight (BMI less than 18.5), normal weight (18.5 to 25), overweight (25 to 30) and obese (over 30) (WHO 2000). For children aged 2 to 18 years however, there needs consideration to changes to the body during development, which is why an internationally recognised set of age and gender specific BMI thresholds are

If you're concerned that your child is underweight or not growing normally, see your GP. Low weight

Malnutrition associated with children under the age of 5 in Texas will be examined in an effort to address and promote health and disease prevention by targeting the root of the problem in conjunction with a decrease in the global burden of disease which results in morbidity and mortality. The long term objective is to eradicate malnutrition. In order to do so it is essential to give special attention to the trends and percentiles of low birth weight babies and low weight preschoolers. Body mass index and growth stun will be taken into consideration as well. Within the city of Chicago there are target neighborhoods that are in desperate need of assistance. It is important to follow the resources that are available for the children and stay

Parents can calculate their children’s percentile to see if the baby is growing well. Percentile is a number that tells parents directly if their baby’s body weight is in the normal by comparing the baby’s weight to other children in the same age group and the baby’s weight history. 50th is the midpoint, 75th indicates overweight while 25th means underweight. However, it is not a big problem if a baby’s percentile keeps being high or low. In other words, if the infant’s body weight fluctuates too much in a certain period of time, parents should be aware that something is wrong. The amount of nutrition that a baby takes in can be one of the causes for the dramatically change on the infant’s body weight. It could be too much, while also could be not enough. The outcomes of nutritional deficiencies could be both short-term and long-term.

Each child is a unique individual whose heredity and environment shape the course of his or her life. Woven into the daily life are aspects of food and nutrition. What childhood memories of food do you have? Are these memories healthy or unhealthy?

As long as I can remember, I have heard that the children are our country’s best resource, but due to economic changes, family disruptions, and national disasters, more and more families are falling out of the lower middleclass, even falling deeper into poverty. As a result, one of the best resources within one of the richest countries is becoming a scarce commodity. Impoverished, children become disengaged, causing a disconnection between their education, health, and their futures.

On a summer afternoon, construction workers are dismantling Willie’s third-floor apartment for the Transformers movie. Over 147 million USD will be spent on the film’s budget. At the same time, Willie, an old woman, and a welfare recipient, is exhausted, stressed, and living on a fixed income of 28,000 dollars. The claim about one trillion on welfare is very complicated. Most money spent on welfare doesn’t go directly to poor people. The swift in spending actually varies from state to state. In South Dakota, for example, 25 million US dollars are spent on welfare. This budget barely covers Willie’s food expenses throughout the week. Undoubtedly, such an income would normally not be expected to cover people with children, so why is it?

Stunted children may have normal body sizes, but may have a younger look than their actual age. Stunting develops over a long period as a result of poor nutrition or frequent infections, or sometimes both. As I go through my research I am hoping to explain how significant the nutrition challenges will get and what should be done about it.

There are many reasons that India alone has 20 million orphans in their country but by far the most dominant factor is poverty. Around 67 percent of India’s population lives below the poverty line (10 Facts about Poverty in India). Parents simply cannot afford to provide for themselves or for their children. Many children lack basic life necessities like nutrition, shelter, and care from their parents, not because their parents don’t love them, but because most of the time parents cannot afford anything. (5 terrible causes of the Orphan Crisis). 46 percent of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. 31 percent of infants are born with low birth-weight. All children in India are underweight by 18 percent or more (Facts on Children in India). Theses truly statistics show how badly the country is suffering, and even worse how the children are suffering.