*Head, Dietetics & Applied Nutrition, Amity Medical School Amity University, Gurgaon
**Professor and Dean, Faculty of Health & Allied Sciences, Amity University, Gurgaon
Online published on 4 March, 2016.
The present study was conducted on one hundred children of age 6 months- 6 years belonging to regions of Sohna and Gurgaon. Malnutrition is currently the leading cause of global burden of disease (Ezzatiet et. al, 2002) and has been identified as the underlying factor in about 50% of deaths of children under 5 years of age in developing countries (Black et. al, 2003). The increasing burden of Malnutrition in our country is responsible for innocent and ignorant deaths of the children. The children were malnourished and had low birth weight as well. Dietary Survey concluded the RDAs were not completed rather the children were lacking diet in Carbohydrate, Proteins and Fats. The data showed that the children were having starchy gruels, the weaning foods were not given to them and proteins were lacking in their diet which are called building blocks of the body.
After the Dietary Interventions, a positive result was seen after three months. The weight of the children was increased as growth was stunted before the interventions. The F-75 and F-100 formulas were boon for the malnourished children in addition to the improvement in daily dietary intake.
