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India’s 1st ever nutrition survey of children & adolescents, the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-2018, finds undernutrition as well as overnutrition, high rates of stunting as well as excess body weight. Both lead to risk of non-communicable diseases. Details:

1 in 3 (35%) Indian children aged 0-4 years were stunted, 1 in 3 (33%) underweight and 1 in 6 (17%) wasted, CNNS found
#Nutrition #Stunting

Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies cost $37 billion or Rs 2.37 lakh crore per year in India. Adults stunted as children earned 20% less than those who were not
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1 in 10 children aged 5-19 were pre-diabetic. 1 in 3 (34%) children aged 5-9 & 16% of children aged 10-19 had high serum triglycerides--potential precursors of hardening of the arteries, which in turn increases the risk of stroke, heart attack & heart disease

7% of children (aged 5-19 years) were at risk for chronic kidney disease, and 5% of those aged 10-19 years were hypertensive (had high blood pressure)

CNNS was the first national survey to measure the height & weight in children aged 5-14 years. In the 5-9 years cohort, 22% of children were stunted, 10% were underweight, 23% were thin & 4% were overweight/obese.
#obesity

#Malnutrition in older children and adolescents has a different pattern from children under five years of age. In older children, the conditions for malnutrition are largely perpetuated, and do not vary greatly through later childhood and adolescence

In the 10-19 years cohort, 24% of adolescents were thin for their age, 5% were overweight or obese, 4% were overweight

From 10 years of age, the prevalence of stunting began to gradually increase, rising upto 30% at 18 years, when puberty end and no further height gain is achieved as long-bone growth is completed

Overall, 41% of 1-4 year olds, 24% of 5-9 year olds and 28% of 10-19 year olds had some degree of #anaemia

The prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency was 18% in children aged 0-4 years, 22% among children aged 5-9 years and 16% among children aged 10-19 years

Vitamin D deficiency was found in 14% of children aged 0-4 years, 18% of children aged 5-9 years and 24% of children aged 10-19 years

The prevalence of Vitamin B12 deficiency was 14% in children aged 0-4 years, 17% in children aged 5-9 years and 31% in children aged 10-19 years

Read the report here: nhm.gov.in/showfile.php?l…