Nutritional status of preschool children attending the Balwadi

Children are the most valuable asset of a country because they are youth of tomorrow. Nutrition is a vital force for the all-round development of the children. The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status of the preschool children. By using descriptive study design 100 preschool children attending the balwadi in the rural areas were selected using purposive sampling technique. Around 45% and 10% of the children found to have first and second degree malnutrition, 39% had mild stunting and 3% had moderate stunting.