1. COLLEGE NAME- KJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, PUNE
TEAM DETAILS:-
SUJIT LAWALE
AKSHAY AYARE
VAIBHAV JAGTAP
VISHAL GADILKAR
AMIT DIVEKAR

2. NOURISH TO FLOURISH: REDUCING MALNUTRITION
MALNUTRITION IS FAULTY NUTRITION RESULTING FORM MALABSORPTION,
POOR DIET OR OVER HEATING
FOLLOWING GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF MALNUTRITION:-
 ELDERLY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE HOSPITALISED
 SMALL CHILDREN
RIGHT BALANCE OF NUTRIENTS
 CARBOHYDRATES
 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
 PROTEINS
 FATS

3.  ENSURING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES REACH THE POOR
 REDESIGNING NUTRITIONS AND HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS BY DRAWING ON
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHENING THEIR
IMPLIMENTATION AND INCREASING THEIR COVERAGE
 INCREASING INVESTMENT AND ACTIONS IN NUTRITIONS SERVICES FOR COMMUNITIES WITH
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF POOR
 FOCUSING PROGRAMS ON GIRLS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH AND NUTRITIONS
INDIA SHOULD FOCUS ON FOLLOWING FOUR CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIC APPROCHES:-

4. MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME:-
IN KEEPING WITH THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES THE MID DAY
MEAL PROGRAMME IN THE STATE DOES NOT MERELY AIM TO
PROVIDE COOKED MEAL, BUT ONE WITH SATISFYING AND
PRESCRIBED NUTRITIONAL NORMS. THE NUTRITIONAL NORM
THAT IS BEING FOLLOWED IN THE STATE CONSISTS OF A
MINIMUM OF 450 CALORIES AND 8-12 GRAMS OF PROTEINS.

5.  MANAGEMENT OF MALNUTRITION:-
For malnourished individuals, the goal is to increase muscle
mass as well as body fat.
Guidelines for gaining weight include:
Increase calorie intake
Maintain balanced diet that contains extra protein,
carbohydrates and fats
Meals should be regular and take between meals snacks of
protein and complex carbohydrates
Avoid drinking before or during meals

6.  Avoid intense activity and take adequate and regular rest to conserve
energy and promote weight gain
 Resolve underlying emotional disturbance if this is the primary factor of
malnutrition
 Resolve poverty and support countries withlow economic status.
 Improve nutritional knowledge of individuals anfamilies of basic nutritional
needs and help them select and prepare foods to insure adequate diet.
 Administer drugs, such as recombinant growth hormone, or dronabinol (anti
nausea), as prescribed to promote weight gain

7.  Breast feeding should
be initiated after
delivery.
 Exclusive
breastfeeding is
recommended to 6
months of age.
INFANT FEEDING:-

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10. THANK YOU