Physical Body Measurements of School Going Children from Sonepat District, Haryana
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602
RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-8, ISSUE-2,(Part-1) April 2019 E: ISSN No.
2349-9443)
Abstract
Research Scholar, Dept. of Food and Nutrition BPS Institute of Higher learning Sonipat, Haryana, India
Veena
Principal, Faculty of Sciences BPS Institute of Higher learning Sonipat, Haryana, India
The school children population approximate one-fifth of the total population forms the future hope of the nation. Health of the children is the wealth of the nation and better the nutritional status of the children, higher will be the nation rise. Today’s children are tomorrow’s citizen who should be healthy. The present study entitled “Effect of supplementation and nutrition education in addition to mid day meal on nutritional status of school children in Sonepat district of Haryana” was carried out in Department of Food and Nutrition at B.P.S. Institute of higher learning, B.P.S. Women University of Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat (Haryana). Physical body measurements of school going children of 7-9 years was assessed. In this study found that the mean weight of boys and girls of age 7-8 year was 19.54 kg and 18.18 kg. The weight of boys and girls was 86.08 and 80.63 per cent of reference value. The mean weight of boys and girls of ages 8-9 year were 22.59 kg and 20.81 kg. The weight of boys and girls were 89.34 and 83.24 per cent of reference value. Mean height and weight was significantly lower than reference values. The result showed that the BMI of girls and boys was significantly lower than reference value.
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