Category: Food Nutrition

Child Growth and Development

Best Foods For Kids To Grow Taller, Stronger & Healthy

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Being a parent, you are responsible for your children’s health. And, every parent wants their child to grow and be healthy. According to experts, the foods you feed your child play an efficient role in how tall they grow. You may have seen the advertisements of Horlicks, Bournvita, Complan etc that makes your child taller stronger and healthier. Does it really work? Well, there is controversy regarding that opinion. It contains many micronutrients, vitamins, minerals etc with sugar. Sugar is Continue Reading…..

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Basics of Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding is a good habit for mothers. Breast milk is the best gift for the newborn baby. There are no substitutes for breast milk.  Formula feeding is discouraged throughout the world. Unless it is absolutely necessary, formula feeding should not be given. For the new mothers breastfeeding may be a new experience. Child below six months of ages must be given only breastfeeding. But many women in our country do not know this. Sometimes they ignore the importance of breastfeeding. Continue Reading…..

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Protein Energy Malnutrition

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Protein Energy Malnutrition also known as PEM is a range of clinicopathological condition arising from lack of varying proportions of protein and calories, occurring most frequently in infants and young children and is usually associated with infection. It is the most common nutritional disorder in developing countries like Bangladesh, India, African countries etc. Department of Pediatrics under Faculty of Medical Sciences of University of Nigeria has conducted a research on “Under-five Protein Energy Malnutrition Admitted at the University of In Nigeria Teaching Hospital”. The online Continue Reading…..