Protein energy malnutrition - an important nutrition problem in india

Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2011

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is an important nutrition problem among preschool age children. This leads to various degrees of growth retardation.When growth reatrdation is severe, functional defi...

High dietary intake - a risk factor for childhood obesity

Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2011

The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing during the last three decades and child obesity accounts for nearly 30 percent of all adult obesity. Obesity occurs when a positive balance deve...