The Negative Effects Of Malnutrition In African Schools

How do you expect a you kid to make throughout the day without any nutrients or energy to help the stay awake, or to give them energy to make it through gym class. Not only does it affect school, but it also causes poor performances in sports and other after school activities. Also if kids do not get the proper nutrients it can put them in a bad mood, and nobody likes a mean, grumpy kid walking around school. Most students do not eat breakfast in the mornings, so not having a proper lunch just makes that even worse.

Children in need of these nutrients can suffer from stunted growth never reaching potential height. Statistics have shown stunted growth children score significantly lower on intelligence tests than do normal children. Hunger interferes with physical, emotional and academic development. According to Freedom from Hunger, “more than 4 million children will die due to hunger related causes.” NASW(2016) shows an important connection food security and nutrition play in physical and mental health.

Studies have shown that hunger affects children's cognitive ability, their ability to fight off infection, and their ability to learn. Iron deficiency, which comes from lack of nutrient-rich food, has been shown to cause a shortened attention span, fatigue, decreased concentration levels, and irritability. All of this affects children's behavior, at school and at home. These negative effects of hunger can and will cause children to fall behind in their classes, whether it may be from sickness or getting in trouble. Hunger doesn't just tamper with children's behavior in short term ways, it also affects children in the long term, with permanent IQ loss, higher odds of having health problems later in life, and many other problems. The aspect of hunger also affects unborn babies. When expecting mothers don't get adequate nutrient intake, it increases the chance of their babies being born with low birth weights. Low birth weight babies are more likely than regular birth weight babies to have visual, auditory, and learning problems. Hunger negatively affects children of all

Hungry children are sick more often and more likely to visit the hospital and these costs result in higher health insurance rates and taxes. Health problems also carry into adulthood, which leads to additional health care costs, absenteeism, and poor performance at work. Hungry children experience lower academic achievement and have social and behavioral problems that carry over into the workforce. As a result, America's workforce is less competitive and less productive. Since the nation's growth depends on the health of America's children, eliminating child hunger should be a priority. Like a vaccine, good nutrition can prevent health problems and increase American productivity with the cooperation of public and private food assistance programs

Malnutrition causes nearly half of all deaths in children under five. (Food Aid Foundation.) Millions of children, gone, into thin air. As if they never existed. Millions of stories, millions of futures, all dead, uncared for. More than 795 million people do not have access to enough food to live a healthy lifestyle. (Food Aid Foundation.) Potential scientists, doctors, and musicians will never be able to achieve their goals because they can’t even obtain food. In Haiti, a small central-american country, one out of every three children lose the ability to grow because of malnourishment (Naq, Oishimaya Sen.). The severity of malnourishment in Haiti causes Haitian children to acquire many terminal diseases and blood deficiencies (Naq, Oishimaya

Poverty has a large impact on students and their ability to engage in school. From a young age, children are influenced by their family and peers behavior. Basic foundations for school subjects such as vocabulary are often the hardest subjects for children in poverty, with the lack of proper background knowledge from their parents. Children in poverty also develop bad habits such as not eating breakfast which can lead to health issues, and a lack of energy and focus in school. When these children grow up in households full of stress and anxiety the are negatively impacted and tend to develop their own stress which can become so severe that they have lost all hope and optimism. Negative influences from their home life and peers can often impact their growth in school because of their lack of nutrition, small range of vocabulary, and their negative approach to school work.

A bad diet not only causes physical health issues such as obesity and diabetes but can also lead to complex mental and emotional issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety, anorexia and high blood pressure, which prevent a child from excelling in academics and thriving in a school setting. Proving healthy food options is a crucial step for children to stay healthy not only physically but also mentally, this can also inhibit health issues that can cause serious damage in a child's academic, physical and emotional development.

Some people might just not eat lunch, or eat less than they should, and that will cause malnutrition. They won't be ingesting the proper amount of food, which could affect many things, including their learning. It could affect them being focused, or lower their energy. This might even end up with them having lower grades.

Socioeconomic status influences students in many different ways. When a child is hungry it’s extremely hard to concentrate on the curriculum. Furthermore, students who have not eaten anything usually have behavior issues too.

A large problem of childhood poverty is malnutrition. Since these children are growing up in poverty, many of the parents have a hard time supplying food for their kids. Surprisingly, there

Malnutrition affects children because it causes lifelong mental impairments and stunts physical growth. IQ of children who

World hunger.org states that about 45% of childrens deaths in 2011 was due to hunger or sickness caused by malnourishment. Being malnourished may cause you to lose weight, become depressed or fatigue, and can make you more likely to get a disease. According to Livestrong.com, it is critical for a children to get as much food as needed during their toddler years. A person's body and brain develop the most in their early stages of life. If a toddler does not eat enough food, it may cause their body to limit complex brain activities which can lead to learning disabilities. A child's body will eventually shut down if they don’t receive a sufficient amount of vitamins or food. Food is a big part of everyone's daily life. If adults don’t eat the proper amount of food, they will become tired, unfocused, and may result in being too hungry and weak to work. Without working, a parent can not make money and without money parents can’t support their

This report has been created to inform educators and families of the importance nutrition plays in young students lives, in particular how nutrition can affect school outcomes. The report draws on statistics, provides a brief overview of resources available to educators and recommendations in relation to improving students nutritional intake and understanding of the importance nutrition. Research and statistics discussed in this report are retrieved from Government bodies and peer reviewed journals published within 10 years, due to limited information in research of Australian students aged between five and eight the age range may show wider gaps. The recommendations made in the report in relation to improving nutritional outcomes for students

Childhood and adolescence are expected to be the times of great functioning and physical health, yet poverty provokes this from occurring and children face poor health. Children living in poverty are at immense risk for their development, health and overall well-being. According to Komro, 2011, the absolute rate of poverty among children is higher in the United States than in other industrialized nations. Nationally, One in five children are living in poverty (Raphel, 2014). Malnourishment is one of the numerous outcomes from poverty; children are suffering each day in America with this threat to their health. Malnourishment is a result of either not having sufficient nutrients in their diet or having it excessively that it causes health problems.

Nutrition has multiple effects on education and the level of education. Cognitive development, such as thinking and learning abilities, has been caught up between nutrition, genetic genes pasted down from generation to generation, along with the environment that surrounds that the children. These influences have grown to dull the cognitive growth of children. Nutrition has grown in detail for the children physical and mental development as they start growing in the infant and toddler years. Many studies have studied deeply on the connection between nutrition, children's mental and physical health. Behavior also is implicated by the quality and quantity of nutrients the child receives. There have been connections to tie the mother's good health and having proper nutrition throughout the pregnancy, and then tying it her child’s metal cognitive and brain function. Still taking records from after birth all the way up to two years of age. The children's cognitive develops in the womb way before birth, when the child is born the brain is already 25% grown. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that “concluded that breastfed infants tested 5.2 IQ points higher on average than formula-fed infants.” Breakfast is the most vital meal particularly for toddlers. Any nutritional disorder, particularly during the preliminary stages of life, leads to serious mental and cognitive issues. Malnutrition and obesity, both, can take serious toll on