The Indian Council of Medical Research recently submitted a report stating that more than fifty percent of women (particularly pregnant women) and children suffer from the deficiency of iron. Most of them are anemic and suffer the deficiency of Vitamin D because of poor diet and lack of nutrition. According to a nutritionist, during pregnancy and menopause and also during every monthly cycle, a women’s body goes through a lot of effort and hence, it is vital to maintaining a dietary balance by consuming nutrition-rich foods. Whole grains, diary products, fish, flax seeds, green leafy veggies, ginger, garlic, oranges, amla etc are good for regulare consumption.

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The detrimental effects of consuming junk food that contained high salt, sugar and fat were elucidated to students in an awareness programme planned by VKV, Itanagar. The risk of developing diseases such as type-2 diabetes, chronic inflammation, heart disease and more are found to adversely affect the physical and cognitive development in children. Students must avoid junk food and consume nutritious healthy food.

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Members of Canada’s Coalition for Healthy School Food were in Vancouver trying to get the health ministers to deem the significance of healthy school food programs. It is imperative to inspire healthy behaviours in children. There is a need for larger access to nutritious food for students whilst at school. Children who eat healthy meals have better education results and better mental and physical health.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) informed schools affiliated to it to stop consuming and serving junk food within the school premises and to examine whether or not children bring junk food in their lunch boxes. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) committee urged that junk food is replaced by healthy food to curb obesity and other related problems in children and teenagers.

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A new study conducted by Jaypee hospital in 51 private schools in Noida concluded that 22% of the 8,054 children were prone to liver diseases. This may be because of the increasing cases of obesity which may be due to a drastic change in lifestyle which involves frequent consumption of junk food and lack of physical exercise. The health of children may be at risk as WHO in their recent studied said that around 2 lakh people die due to liver ailments.

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Are you children gaining excessive weight? A study suggests that chewing food slowly can be an easy and inexpensive way to help children stay in shape. The study recommended parents to train their kids to take 30 seconds breaks between bites. This will help them realize when they are full and avoid overeating and excessive weight gain.

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